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Limestone Wild Petunia (Ruellia strepens)

Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family) Synonym(s): Limestone Ruellia, Smooth Ruellia Base Flower Color: Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this wildflower, Click Here.

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Ruellia strepens

Limestone wild petunia 

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Scientific Name: Ruellia strepens Common Name(s): Smooth ruellia, limestone ruellia, limestone wild petunia Family: Acanthaceae (acanthus) Life Cycle: Perennial Leaf Retention: Deciduous Habit: Forb USDA L48 Native Status: Native Location: Plano, Texas Season(s): Spring

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Downy False Foxglove, Smooth Ruellia - dasystoma flava, ruellia strepens - high resolution image from old book.

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Ruellia strepens, the Limestone Wild Petunia 

Another classic species found in calcareous glades. This species seems to be notably taller than the other Ruellia spp. for the East-coast/ Midwest, or rather, at least in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana it rules the height scale. It only does well with calcareous environments with open-woodlands caused by thin substrate heterogeneity; this said, it has been found a few times in the more open calcareous barren like prairies. The way we can truly tell this species apart is easily remembered by it’s second common name, The Smooth Petunia.  Unlike the Carolina and Hairy Petunia, this species is smooth stemmed; there is a var. that has node tufts. I caught this one in June just starting to bloom but, depending on the eco-range you can find them blooming as early as May to the end of October.

Also this individual has the same energy as Horse gentian mixed with a fringe gentian.