Ruellia caroliniensis
| Ruellia caroliniensis | |
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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
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).
