Ruellia caroliniensis
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| 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).
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).
