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Tropical Wild Petunia

Ruellia brevifolia

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Not native

Not native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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Light
Up to 6 hours of direct sun

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 2 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

11CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Ruellia

  • Junonia coeniaCommon Buckeye
  • Anartia jatrophaeWhite Peacock
  • Anthanassa frisiaCuban Crescent
  • Anthanassa texanaTexan Crescent
  • Junonia neildiMangrove Buckeye
  • Junonia zonalisCaribbean Buckeye, Tropical Buckeye, Florida Buckeye, Smoky Buckeye
  • Siproeta stelenesMalachite
  • Tripudia paraplesiaX
  • Tripudia rectangulaWild Petunia Seed Moth, Rectangular Tripudia
  • Hileithia aplicalis
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  • Hileithia differentialis
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Acanthaceae

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rankNot available
Global rankNot available
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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