PLANTS Profile for Ruellia humilis (fringeleaf wild petunia)

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Ruellia humilis Nutt.
fringeleaf wild petunia

Symbol:

RUHU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Ruellia humilis Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

	RUCIL	Ruellia ciliosa Pursh var. longiflora A. Gray
	RUHUC	Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. calvescens Fernald
	RUHUD	Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. depauperata Tharp & F.A. Barkley
	RUHUE	Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. expansa Fernald
	RUHUF	Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. frondosa Fernald
	RUHUL	Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. longiflora (A. Gray) Fernald

Distribution:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV)

Related Taxa:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 26 species in Ruellia

Classification:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus	Ruellia L. – wild petunia
Species	Ruellia humilis Nutt. – fringeleaf wild petunia

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
hairy wild-petunia		Endangered
Michigan:
hairy ruellia		Threatened
North Carolina:
low wild-petunia		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
fringed-leaved petunia		Endangered
Wisconsin:
hairy wild-petunia		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC-

UPL

FACU

FACU-

FACU

FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ruellia humilis Nutt.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565466.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/22/2008 10:26 PM MDT