Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ruellia ciliosa var. ciliosa
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa var. cinerascens
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 171-03-006:
Ruellia ciliosa
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sandhills Wild Petunia
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_ruellia_ciliosa1a
July Richmond County NC
Stemless or w very short stem; leaves lustrous, often strongly tinged brown, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
Bruce A. Sorrie bas_ruellia_ciliosa8
July Richmond County NC
One or a few flowers, erect, their mouths facing up, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.