| Currently Accepted Name: | Ruellia purshiana Species Fernald |
| Locality: | United States. Tennessee. Washington: Hyder Hill Rd., 1/4 mi S of Sullivan Co. line |
| Habitat: | Sevier Shale knobs, base of knobs in loose shale and roadside in pt shade; locally common; note flws single in axils, lack of terminal flws, narrow sepals, pubsescent ovary |
| Collector: | Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19334 |