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Drummond's wild petunia

Ruellia drummondiana

Also called Drummond's Ruellia

Drummond's wild petunia
Photo: NauticalFox, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Native range
Texas
Climate
subtropical

About

Ruellia drummondiana (syn. Dipteracanthus drummondianus Nees), also known as Drummond's wild petunia, is a flowering plant endemic to central Texas in the United States. It was first collected by naturalist Thomas Drummond and first described in 1847. R. drummondiana stands up to 3' with an herbaceous dark green ridged stem and purple flowers. Unlike the majority of Ruellia in the United States, R. drummondiana produces fruit with only 2–4 seeds, as opposed to 6–20 as is common throughout the genus.

Other Ruellia plants

Ruellia acutangula · Ruellia affinis · Ruellia angustior · Ruellia asperula · Ruellia bahiensis · Browne's Blechum · Ruellia brevicaulis · Tropical wild petunia · Ruellia californica · Carolina wild petunia · Ruellia currorii · Ruellia densa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ruellia drummondiana 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.

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