Herbarium Specimen Details

Ruellia brevifolia
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia brevifolia Pohl C. Ezcurra
Determination History
Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Terra Ceia Preserve State Park. TC-33. 27° 35' 44" N 82° 32' 45" W
Description Few seen; flowers red.
Habitat Mesic oak hammock.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector T. Muzyczka
with C. vanHoek
Collection Date 28 Nov 2017
Accession Number 300226
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Ruellia brevifolia
Family Name Acanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ruellia brevifolia Pohl C. Ezcurra
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : 316 NE 13th Avenue, Gainesville.
Description Originally cultivated, now reseeding and persisting in residential landscape; tender, short-lived perennial to 3 ft. tall; leaves dark green above, purple below; corolla bright orangish red.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector M. S. Frank
Collection Date 11 Mar 2017
Accession Number 302538
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