FRINGE-LEAF RUELLIA
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Ruellia humilis Nutt.
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| Riley County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 4-20 inches |
| Family: Acanthaceae - Acanthus Family |
| Flowering Period: June, July, August, September |
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| Also Called: | | Hairy ruellia, prairie petunia. | | Stems: | | Erect, stout, branched, pubescent. | | Leaves: | | Opposite, nearly sessile, ovate to lanceolate, 1 to 3 inches long, .5 to 1.5 inch wide, variously hairy; margins entire, fringed with hairs; tips mostly pointed. | | Inflorescences: | | Solitary or clustered flowers in leaf axils. | | Flowers: | | 5-parted; calyx lobes linear, long hairy, tips slender; corollas petunia-like, funnel-shaped, lavender to purplish, often with reddish lines inside, 1 to 3 inches long; stamens 4, in 2 groups; stigmas hook-shaped. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, glabrous, brown; seeds flattened, reddish brown. | | Habitat: | | Dry soils of prairies, open woodlands and slopes of rocky hills. | | Distribution: | | East half of Kansas. | | Comments: | | The flowers open at night and usually last only one day. They will also fall if the plant is shaken. Fringe-leaf ruellia is very drought resistant and is readily consumed by livestock. | | | | See limestone ruellia |
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