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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| + | “Is a smaller, less upright perennial varying from 31 to 52 cm tall, depending on growing conditions. Bluish-purple flowers occur in early spring and extend into late summer. Leaves are oval, 6.7 to 7.5 cm long. Flowers are succeeded by seed capsules 0.4 cm wide x 1.3 cm long with brown seeds, 2.5 mm wide. “Each R. caroliniensis capsule contained an average of 5.2 seeds” (Wilson et al 2004). “Highest germination was achieved at 30/20 degree Celsius in light.” (Wilson et al 2004). | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
''R. caroliniensis'' is widespread throughout Florida, occurring in varied habitats including sandhills, flatwoods and hammcosks (Wunderlin and Hansen, 2003).”- Wilson et al 2004. | ''R. caroliniensis'' is widespread throughout Florida, occurring in varied habitats including sandhills, flatwoods and hammcosks (Wunderlin and Hansen, 2003).”- Wilson et al 2004. | ||
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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Scrophulariales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Ruellia |
| Species: | R. caroliniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. | |
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| Natural range of Ruellia caroliniensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
“Is a smaller, less upright perennial varying from 31 to 52 cm tall, depending on growing conditions. Bluish-purple flowers occur in early spring and extend into late summer. Leaves are oval, 6.7 to 7.5 cm long. Flowers are succeeded by seed capsules 0.4 cm wide x 1.3 cm long with brown seeds, 2.5 mm wide. “Each R. caroliniensis capsule contained an average of 5.2 seeds” (Wilson et al 2004). “Highest germination was achieved at 30/20 degree Celsius in light.” (Wilson et al 2004).
Distribution
R. caroliniensis is widespread throughout Florida, occurring in varied habitats including sandhills, flatwoods and hammcosks (Wunderlin and Hansen, 2003).”- Wilson et al 2004. Is considered an indicator species of reference in longleaf pine sites in southwestern Georgia. Ruellia caroliniensis was among our list of vulnerable species (Kirkman 2004).
Ecology
Habitat
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
R. caroliniensis was observed to resprout one month after a fire in July of 1993 (Pavon 1995).
