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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ruellia noctiflora   FAMILY Acanthaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Ruellia noctiflora, Night-flowering Wild-petunia, Night-blooming Wild-petunia

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).

image of Ruellia noctiflora, Night-flowering Wild-petunia, Night-blooming Wild-petunia

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).

image of Ruellia noctiflora, Night-flowering Wild-petunia, Night-blooming Wild-petunia

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3774

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet pinelands and savannas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

map
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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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