✿Acanthaceae · Ruellia
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia brittoniana
Undershruboutdoor
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- Mexico
- Flowering
- June-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ruellia brittoniana
- Genus
- Ruellia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- Mexico
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-October
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Ruellia simplex is an evergreen perennial growing 3 ft (0.91 m) tall, forming colonies of stalks with lance-shaped leaves that are 6 to 12 in (15 to 30 cm) long and .5 to .75 in (1” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mexican Ruellia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mexican Ruellia itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Mexican Ruellia
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Mexican Ruellia (Ruellia brittoniana) is a low shrub. It is native to Mexico. Flowering and fruiting run from June to October.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Mexican Ruellia belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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