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Ruellia caroliniensis
Also called Carolina Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis, the Carolina wild petunia, is a wild petunia of the family Acanthaceae native to the southeastern United States. Its native range spans the eastern coast with the northernmost extent reaching New Jersey
Ruellia caroliniensis attracts a variety of pollinators, particularly lepidopterans. It is a larval host for the common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) and the white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ruellia caroliniensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
