Native plant · ACANTHACEAE
Ruellia succulenta
THICKLEAF WILD PETUNIA; thickleaf ruellia
Also known as: Ruellia caroliniensis succulenta
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Ruellia succulenta. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Ruellia succulenta
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Genus
- Ruellia
- Order
- LAMIALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; Endemic
- Recorded synonyms
- Ruellia caroliniensis succulenta
- Florida range
- South Florida · Florida Keys · Central Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Miami-Dade; Collier; Monroe; Charlotte; Hendry; Lee; Hillsborough
Where documented in Florida
Miami-Dade; Collier; Monroe; Charlotte; Hendry; Lee; Hillsborough
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Ruellia
- Ruellia caroliniensis — CAROLINA WILD PETUNIA; Carolina ruellia
- Ruellia ciliosa — CILIATE WILD PETUNIA; ciliate ruellia
- Ruellia noctiflora — NIGHTFLOWERING WILD PETUNIA; nightflowering ruellia
- Ruellia pedunculata subsp. pinetorum — STALKED WILD PETUNIA
Data provenance
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