ACANTHACEAE

Ruellia ciliosa Pursh. Sandhill Wild-petunia, Dwarf Wild-petunia. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Sandhills, particularly in loamy, submesic swales. Dist: Sc. NC south to c. peninsular FL, west to se. LA.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Syn: = Fl6, RAB, S, WH3, Ward (2007c); = Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa var. ciliosa – Long (1970), Wasshausen (1998); = Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa var. cinerascens – K1, K3, K4; < Ruellia caroliniensis – W; > Ruellia ciliosa var. cinerascens – Fernald (1945); > Ruellia ciliosa var. typica – Fernald (1945)

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