Difference between revisions of "Ruellia humilis"
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| − | Common habitats for ''R. humilis'' include calcareous or mafic glades and woodlands, as well as prairies. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> Specimens have been colelcted from dry slopes of a region with pine and oak, and open prairie regions. <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Richard R. Clinebell II, William Platt, Sidney McDaniel, Randy Haynes States and counties: Georgia (Thomas) Alabama (Cherokee)</ref> | + | Common habitats for ''R. humilis'' include calcareous or mafic glades and woodlands, as well as prairies.<ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> Specimens have been colelcted from dry slopes of a region with pine and oak, and open prairie regions.<ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Richard R. Clinebell II, William Platt, Sidney McDaniel, Randy Haynes States and counties: Georgia (Thomas) Alabama (Cherokee)</ref> |
| − | ''R. humilis'' can grow in any textured soil, coarse, medium and fine. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | + | ''R. humilis'' can grow in any textured soil, coarse, medium and fine.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> |
| − | This forb has a medium tolerance to drought, and is very tolerant of shade. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | + | This forb has a medium tolerance to drought, and is very tolerant of shade.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> |
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Flowering typically occurs during the summer months. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | Flowering typically occurs during the summer months. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 10 May 2021
Common Names: fringeleaf wild petunia[1], low ruellia, fringed leaf ruellia[2]
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| Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Scrophulariales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Ruellia |
| Species: | R. humilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruellia humilis Nutt. | |
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| Natural range of Ruellia humilis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: none
Variety: R. humilis var. calvescens (Fernald), R. humilis var. frondosa (Fernald), R. humilis var. typica, R. humilis var. longiflora (A. Gray), R. humilis var. expansa (Fernald)
Description
R. humilis is a perennial forb/herb of the Acanthaceae family that is native to North America.[1]
Distribution
R. humilis is found in the eastern United States as far west as Texas, excepting South Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
Common habitats for R. humilis include calcareous or mafic glades and woodlands, as well as prairies.[3] Specimens have been colelcted from dry slopes of a region with pine and oak, and open prairie regions.[4]
R. humilis can grow in any textured soil, coarse, medium and fine.[1]
This forb has a medium tolerance to drought, and is very tolerant of shade.[1]
Phenology
Flowering typically occurs during the summer months. [1]
Fire ecology
R. humilis has no tolerance for fire. [1]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Gee, K. L., et al. (1994). White-tailed deer: their foods and management in the cross timbers. Ardmore, OK, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Richard R. Clinebell II, William Platt, Sidney McDaniel, Randy Haynes States and counties: Georgia (Thomas) Alabama (Cherokee)
