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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia noctiflora (Nees) A. Gray - Determined By: Kral,
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. cilosa Pursh R. W. Long - Determined By: R. W. Long, 1971
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : 10 mi. WSW of Salvista. 26° 40' 59" N 81° 52' 4" W
Description Frequent. Flowers bright lavender.
Habitat Pine - palmetto flatwoods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. Kral 6543
Collection Date 13 May 1958
Accession Number 7535
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. ciliosa Pursh R. W. Long - Determined By: R. W. Long, 1971
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Campus. Buck Hammock, NE sector. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Habitat Longleaf pine [Pinus palustris], bluejack [Quercus incana], and turkey oak [Q. laevis], with sandhill live oak [Q. geminata] in shrub margin; Lupinus, Spiranthes, Vaccinium spp.
Reproductive State Fruit Bud
Collector R. W. Long 1198
Collection Date 10 Apr 1963
Accession Number 60901
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Locality USA. Florida , Walton Co. : S of US 98, ca. 7 mi. E of the Okaloosa County line. T3S, R20W, Sec. 5; T2S, R20W, Secs. 31 and 32. 30° 40' 60" N 86° 32' 60" W
Habitat Edge of sand pine [Pinus clausa] scrub.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. F. Grey
Collection Date 18-19 Sep 1995
Accession Number 216291
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Lakela,
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. ciliosa Pursh R. W. Long - Determined By: R. W. Long, 1971
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : 0.8 mi. from Polk Co. line on FL 60. 27° 56' 60" N 81° 42' 0" W
Description Infrequent. Plants young, villous; flower blue-lavender.
Habitat Understory of oak wood.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector O. K. Lakela 23940
Collection Date 26 Mar 1961
Accession Number 27803
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud.
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. ciliosa Pursh R. W. Long - Determined By: R. W. Long, 1971
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Along 46th Street, ca. 0.75 mi. S of University of South Florida campus, Tampa. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Plants low.
Habitat Sandhill with cover of oaks and willows.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector O. K. Lakela 23877
Collection Date 23 Mar 1961
Accession Number 24813
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. ciliosa Pursh R. W. Long
Locality USA. Florida , Okaloosa Co. : Ca. 6.8 mi. W of the county line along the S side of US 90.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector G. Wilhelm 11753
Collection Date 17 Aug 1983
Accession Number 180739
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud.
Locality USA. Florida , Citrus Co. : Near Hall River, FL 490.
Habitat Base of tree in sandy soil.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. Genelle 1208
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 21 Mar 1972
Accession Number 100976
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. ciliosa Pursh R. W. Long
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Croom Road. 28° 35' 16" N 82° 13' 39" W
Description Flowers purple.
Habitat Recently burned sandhill association.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. A. Hilsenbeck 641
with P. Hilsenbeck, J. Poppleton
Collection Date 25 Mar 1976
Accession Number 122795
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Brooker Creek Preserve. Just S of Tarpon Springs Road, along the powerline right-of-way. T27S, R16E, Sec. 12, SE¼ of SE¼. 29° 53' 20" N 82° 19' 57" W
Habitat Edge of sand live oak [Quercus geminata] thicket.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen 12839
with R.P. Wunderlin, P. Dooris
Collection Date 07 Jun 1994
Accession Number 210521
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. ciliosa Pursh R. W. Long - Determined By: R. W. Long, 1971
Locality USA. Florida , Gilchrist Co. : On FL 47, 2.5 mi. N of C-232.
Habitat Dry woods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. G. Burdett 410
Collection Date 30 Jul 1964
Accession Number 89232
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Determination History
Ruellia carolinensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud.
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Sorrento. 28° 48' 28" N 81° 33' 49" W
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 09 Jul 1981
Accession Number 203313
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: T. F. Daniel, 2016
Determination History
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Locality USA. South Carolina , Sumter Co. : 5 mi. N of Pinewood.
Habitat Pineland.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. E. Radford 24012
Collection Date 05 Jun 1957
Accession Number 14451
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: T. F. Daniel, 2016
Determination History
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Starkey Wilderness Park. 2.5 mi. NNW of Odessa. T26S, R17E, Sec. 4, SW¼ of SE¼. 28° 11' 38" N 82° 35' 30" W
Habitat Sandhill.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector E. M. Ferguson 322
Collection Date 26 Aug 2003
Accession Number 239970
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: T. F. Daniel, 2016
Determination History
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : Williston; N side of C-545, 1.9 mi. E of its intersection with FL 121. 29° 23' 15" N 82° 26' 48" W
Description Many plants scattered throughout sandhill and roadside; one flowers blooming per plant; limb lavender, 5+ cm wide, tube and throuat white, tube to 4.0 cm long. Three weeks previous, all plants subrosulate, but now new internodes more or less elongate (decumbent) and plants to ca. 25 cm long.
Habitat Longleaf pine [Pinus palustris] sandhill community.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector W. B. Zomlefer 698
with H. Cherry
Collection Date 09 Aug 1998
Accession Number 243715
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: T. F. Daniel, 2016
Determination History
Ruellia caroliniensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. ciliosa Pursh R. W. Long
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Locality USA. Florida , Citrus Co. : Chassahhowitzka, FL 480.
Habitat Open field, sand.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector P. Genelle 1532
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 04 Sep 1972
Accession Number 101930
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: T. F. Daniel, 2016
Determination History
Ruellia humilis Nutt.
Ruellia caroliniensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1982
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Locality USA. Florida , Marion Co. : Just S of Romeo. 29° 11' 60" N 82° 25' 60" W
Description Plant with strong fibrous roots; flowers dark lavender.
Habitat Sandy soil of pine woods.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector D. S. Correll 51701
with H.B. Correll
Collection Date 26 Apr 1981
Accession Number 160395
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: T. F. Daniel, 2016
Determination History
Ruellia caroliniensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud. ciliosa Pursh R. W. Long
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : 0.5 mi. E of US 19, 0.5 mi. N of FL 588, NE Clearwater. 27° 59' 6" N 82° 52' 11" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector P. Genelle 780
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 14 May 1971
Accession Number 95787
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: T. F. Daniel, 2016
Determination History
Ruellia caroliniensis (J. F. Gmel.) Steud.
Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1994
Locality USA. Florida , Washington Co. : Along C-279, 2.3 mi. N of its junction with C-280, ca. 3 mi. SE of Caryville. T4N, R15W, Sec. 30, NW¼ of NW¼. 30° 46' 24" N 85° 48' 51" W
Habitat Dry hilltop, oak scrub.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 8792
Collection Date 28 Sep 1981
Accession Number 158672
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: L. C. Anderson,
Locality USA. Florida , Calhoun Co. : Scott's Ferry; next to TNC Spigelia Preserve, FL 71 ca 1 mi. S of Chipola River. 30° 15' 55" N 85° 11' 4" W
Description Locally occasional erect herb to 15 cm; stem ca 1 cm; flowers deep blue, in a sessile glomerule.
Habitat Roadside; sandy soil.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector T. MacClendon 1426
with K. MacClendon, B. Boothe, M. Boothe
Collection Date 12 Jun 2015
Accession Number 281918
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Locality USA. Mississippi , Wayne Co. : At Piney Woods Recreation; area SE of Waynesboro.
Habitat Edge of low mixed woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. B. Jones
with C. Jones
Collection Date 04 Jul 1967
Accession Number 82698
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Locality USA. Mississippi , Newton Co. : 1.5 mi. S of Lawrence.
Description Widely scattered over area, but common nowhere; Lilac.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. R. Cooley
with J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 12 Jun 1957
Accession Number 16887
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh - Determined By: Gleason, 1960
Locality USA. Mississippi , Clarke Co. : Sandy bank of Buckatunna Creek; 1.0 mi. SE of Denham.
Habitat Moist, sandy bank, bottomland hardwood cover.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr.
Collection Date 18 Jul 1956
Accession Number 16872
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Ruellia ciliosa
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia ciliosa Pursh
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Fish Hawk Nature Preserve, Lithia. 27° 51' 32" N 82° 14' 27" W
Habitat Sandhill.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 02 Apr 2013
Accession Number 303699
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