Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Steud. belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Ruellia
Specific Epithet
caroliniensis
Authorship
(J.F.Gmel.) Steud.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#207,401 of 335,497
Top 62%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
United States, Texas, Harris
29.859500, -95.161083
Location Remarks
Sheldon Lake State Park, 15315 Beaumont Highway, Houston
Collectors
No collectors specified