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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ruellia noctiflora
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
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Read about Night-blooming Wild Petunia from Linda Chafin and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia noctiflora
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ruellia noctiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH The Genera of Acanthaceae in the Southeastern US (Long, 1970)
Ruellia noctiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ruellia noctiflora
COMMON NAME:
Night-flowering Wild-petunia, Night-blooming Wild-petunia
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ruellia_noctiflora_19
July
Corolla 6-10cm long, opening at night and withering by mid-morning, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ruellia_noctiflora_40
July
Flowers more than 3" across, glistening white, with 5 spreading petals, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ruellia_noctiflora_54
July
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ruellia noctiflora
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia noctiflora
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ruellia noctiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Genera of Acanthaceae in the Southeastern US (Long, 1970)
Ruellia noctiflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ruellia noctiflora
3774
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pinelands and savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to pale lavender
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform(?) salverform(?) corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
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