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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Acanthaceae
Ruellia humilis Nutt.
fringe-leaf ruellia, hairy ruellia, hairy wild petunia, wild petunia
Ruellia: For Jean de la Ruelle (1474-1537), early French herbalist
humilis: Latin humilis for "low" referring to low-growing habit of this species
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3"-24" tall forb; 4-angled, finely hairy stems |
| Flower: | pink to purple, 5-parted, 1 1/4"-2 3/4" long, funnel-shaped; solitary, stalkless, growing from the leaf axils; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | smooth capsule |
| Leaf: | opposite, mostly stalkless, toothless, with long hairs |
| Habitat: | dry to moderate moisture; prairies, woods; in sandy, loamy soil |
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