Ruellia parryi
(Parry’s Wild Petunia)
Ruellia parryi, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 3386
Ruellia parryi, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 3389
Ruellia parryi, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 3388
| Scientific Name | Ruellia parryi | USDA PLANTS Symbol | RUPA3 |
| Common Name | Parry's Wild Petunia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 34383 |
| Family | Acanthaceae (Acanthus) | SEINet Reference | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Dry, rocky soils on limestone flats, ledges and hills, and along canyons and dry washes. Plant: Low-growing, many-branched shrub up to 16 inches tall; green stems turning white and grey with age. Leaves: Spatulate to obovate or lancelate to oblancelate leaves 3/8 to 3/4-inch long and up to 1/2-inch wide; on petioles 1/4 to 1/3 as long as the blades; edges have bristly hairs; surfaces covered with short hairs. Inflorescence: Purple to pale lavender funnel-shaped blossoms growing from leaf axils, subtended by leaf-like bractlets 1/3 to 5/8-inch long; flowers up to 1-1/2 inches long have a tubular corolla with 5 flaring lobes with purplish-red longitudinal lines and irregular edges. Bloom Period: March to July. Reference: "Flowering Plants of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas” by Powell and Worthington, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, American Southwest and University of Arizona. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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