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Ruellia strepens L. Limestone wild petunia; Dipteracanthus micranthus Engelm & A Gray; Dipteracanthus strepens L Nees

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Ruellia strepens, leaf and flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ruellia strepens, Whole plant
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© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ruellia strepens, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ruellia strepens, Whole plant
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ruellia strepens, Stem	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Ruellia strepens, Leaf

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly / Plug-Ins PLANTS Profile   Ruellia strepens L. limestone wild petunia         Symbol:   RUST2   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Acanthaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species . Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .   More Information: Characteristics Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Ruellia strepens L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Ruellia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Ruellia strepens L.   DIMI4 Dipteracanthus micranthus Engelm. & A. Gray   DIST4 Dipteracanthus strepens (L.) Nees   RUSTC Ruellia strepens L. var. cleistantha A. Gray   RUSTM Ruellia strepens L. var. micrantha (Engelm. & A. Gray) Britton   Distribution: Ruellia strepens L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , DC , DE, FL, GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD, MI , MO , MS , NC, NE , NJ, OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV )   Related Taxa: Ruellia strepens L. View 36 genera in Acanthaceae , 26 species in Ruellia   Classification: Ruellia strepens L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Scrophulariales Family Acanthaceae – Acanthus family Genus Ruellia L. – wild petunia Species Ruellia strepens L. – limestone wild petunia   Threatened and Endangered Information: Ruellia strepens L. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Maryland : rustling wild-petunia              Endangered Michigan : smooth ruellia              Threatened Pennsylvania : limestone petunia              Threatened   Wetland Indicator Status: Ruellia strepens L. Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FAC-,FAC+ FAC FAC- FAC+ NO FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Ruellia strepens L. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34390. View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 08:43 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement