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Ruellia drummondiana

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Ruellia drummondiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Ruellia
Species:
R. drummondiana
Binomial name
Ruellia drummondiana
Range of Ruellia drummondiana

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.[1] It was first collected by naturalist Thomas Drummond and first described in 1847.[2] R. drummondiana stands up to 3' with an herbaceous dark green ridged stem and purple flowers. [3] 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Ruellia drummondiana (Nees) A. Gray. USDA Plants Database. U.S. Department of Agriculture. https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=RUDR
  2. ^ a b LONG, R. W. (1966). GENETIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE TEXAS ENDEMIC RUELLIA DRUMMONDIANA (ACANTHACEAE). SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 2(6), 419–427. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41966313
  3. ^ Ruellia drummondiana. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – The University of Texas at Austin. (n.d.). https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=rudr#:~:text=Size%20Notes%3A%20Up%20to%20about,Flower%3A%20Flowers%2042%20mm%20long.