Ruellia strepens

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAcanthaceae
Family (Traditional)Acanthaceae
GenusRuellia
Species:Ruellia strepens L.
Common NameLimestone Wild Petunia
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Petiole Type: subpetiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: spike; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 10; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 0
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Hygrophila illinoiensis Hygrophila illinoiensis Alph. Wood ex A. Gray

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Bath (KY), Boone (KY), Bracken (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Butler (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Grayson (KY), Harrison (KY), Henderson (KY), Henry (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Meade (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Nicholas (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Scott (KY), Shelby (KY), Spencer (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Union (KY), Warren (KY), Washington (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Union (TN), Wayne (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MDKY, MTSU, APSC, EKY, HTTU, KNK, UCHT, BEREA, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1919 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100181377 Adair Kentucky 05 Jun 1988 Bruce Hoagland
135
EKY
Ruellia strepens
31234100181393 Anderson Kentucky 01 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10-006
EKY
Ruellia strepens
31234100181401 Anderson Kentucky 01 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9-984
EKY
Ruellia strepens
31234100181385 Anderson Kentucky 12 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10-069
EKY
Ruellia strepens
31234100181419 Anderson Kentucky 14 Jun 1978 William S. Bryant
551
EKY
Ruellia strepens
31973000000030 Anderson Kentucky 25 Sep 2004 Thieret, John
61840
KNK
Ruellia strepens
APSC0030828 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Ruellia strepens
APSC0075215 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Ruellia strepens
TENN-V-0200235 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Ruellia strepens
TENN-V-0200236 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Ruellia strepens
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Ruellia strepens - Joey Shaw
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Ruellia strepens - Shawn Krosnick
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Ruellia strepens - Theo Witsell
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Ruellia strepens - Theo Witsell
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