| Fringeleaf wild petunia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Ruellia |
| Species: | R. humilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruellia humilis Pohl ex Nees |
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Ruellia humilis [1] (Fringeleaf wild petunia, Plains petunia, Fringeleaf Ruellia, Hairy Ruellia, Low Ruellia, Zigzag Ruel; (syn. Ruellia ciliosa Pursh var. longiflora Gray, Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. calvescens Fern., Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. depauperata Tharp & Barkl., Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. expansa Fern., Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. frondosa Fern., and Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. longiflora (Gray) Fern.) is an ornamental plant [2] native of cerrado vegetation of Brazil, and of the United States, where it is endangered. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
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