Ruellia succulenta--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 068.jpg
Ruellia succulenta--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 070.jpg
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Ruellia caroliniensis--TX. Harris Co. Armand Bayou Nat. Ctr. 26 Apr 08. 052.jpg
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Native to Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Ruellia caroliniensis
var. succulenta
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Identified as
Ruellia caroliniensis var. succulenta
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade (Homestead)
25.39525, -80.583139
Location Remarks
Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Texas, Harris (Houston)
29.8595, -95.161083
Location Remarks
Sheldon Lake State Park, 15315 Beaumont Highway, Houston
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Ruellia
Specific Epithet
caroliniensis
Authorship
(J.F.Gmel.) Steud.
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%
