PLANTS Profile for Ruellia strepens (limestone wild petunia)

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Ruellia strepens L.
limestone wild petunia

Symbol:

RUST2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Ruellia strepens L.

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Synonyms:
Ruellia strepens L.

	DIMI4	Dipteracanthus micranthus Engelm. & A. Gray
	DIST4	Dipteracanthus strepens (L.) Nees
	RUSTC	Ruellia strepens L. var. cleistantha A. Gray
	RUSTM	Ruellia strepens L. var. micrantha (Engelm. & A. Gray) Britton

Distribution:
Ruellia strepens L.


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

Related Taxa:
Ruellia strepens L.

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 26 species in Ruellia

Classification:
Ruellia strepens L.

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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 strepens L. – limestone wild petunia

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ruellia strepens L.

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:
rustling wild-petunia		Endangered
Michigan:
smooth ruellia		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
limestone petunia		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ruellia strepens L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC-,FAC+

FAC

FAC-

FAC+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ruellia strepens L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34390.

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: 10/05/2008 04:12 AM MDT