Index / Search / Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis
§1 Plant
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. caroliniensis
vernacular Carolina wild petunia — subspecies · Acanthaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Acanthaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Ruellia
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 450 counties across 21 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 450 counties across 21 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Benton 18007
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Orange 18117
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Warren 18171
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
Kentucky view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyle 21021
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Floyd 21071
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McLean 21149
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 68 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Camden 37029
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Currituck 37053
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Hertford 37091
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Sampson 37163
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Tyrrell 37177
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
Ohio view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Greenwood 45047
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/RUCAC2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/6360369 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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