Ruellia nudiflora
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Ruellia nudiflora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Ruellia |
Species: | R. nudiflora
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Binomial name | |
Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A.Gray) Urb.
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Ruellia nudiflora, the violet wild petunia,[1] is a perennial plant in the acanthus family (Acanthaceae) found in areas of moisture in the Sonoran Desert.[2]: 74 Despite its name, it is not a true petunia.[2]: 74
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- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ruellia nudiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688