ACANTHACEAE - - Acanthus Family

Ruellia pinetorum Fernald — Pineland Wild-petunia

Habitat:

Dry to wet pinelands. Although treated as only subspecifically distinct from R. pedunculata by many recent authors, there seem ample differences in morphology, distribution, and habitat to warrant specific distinction.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

Note: The above range map includes both R. pinetorum and R. pedunculata. BONAP does not recognize R. pinetorum as a separate species.

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].