Family

Acanthaceae

133 species · Plants

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Carolina ruellia

Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Steud.

Ruellia caroliniensis is a herbaceous perennial wildflower that serves as a larval host for two butterfly species, with resilient roots.

Drummond's ruellia

Ruellia drummondiana (Nees) A.Gray

Ruellia drummondiana, Drummond's wild petunia, is an endemic central Texas flowering plant with low-seed fruits.

hairy ruellia

Ruellia humilis Nutt.

Ruellia humilis is a native eastern US flowering ornamental plant in the Acanthaceae family that resembles petunias.

stalked ruellia

Ruellia pedunculata Torr. ex A.Gray

Ruellia pedunculata, the stalked wild petunia, is a blue/violet-flowered wild petunia native to the southeastern US.

Prostrate Wild Petunia

Ruellia prostrata Poir.

Ruellia prostrata Poir. is a perennial flowering herb or small shrub with documented antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Mexican Ruellia

Ruellia simplex C.Wright

Ruellia simplex is an evergreen perennial ornamental plant native to parts of South America and the Caribbean that has become invasive in some regions outside its native range.

smooth ruellia

Ruellia strepens L.

Ruellia strepens L. is a herbaceous flowering plant native to the central and eastern United States with lavender to bluish flowers.

Popping Pod

Ruellia tuberosa L.

Ruellia tuberosa L. is a small biennial plant with violet flowers, common names from popping dry pods, and uses in traditional medicine and dye.

Sweet Shaggytuft

Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees

Stenandrium dulce (sweet shaggytuft) is a perennial Acanthaceae plant native to parts of North and South America.

Pink Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze

Strobilanthes cusia is a perennial flowering plant used historically for indigo dye and in traditional Chinese medicine.

Strobilanthes flexicaulis Hayata

Strobilanthes flexicaulis is a much-branched subshrub in Acanthaceae, native to the Ryukyus and Taiwan, found by forest streams.

Strobilanthes formosana S.Moore

Strobilanthes formosana is a Taiwanese perennial herb from the Acanthaceae, whose roots the Paiwan use for blue dye.

Red Flame

Strobilanthes reptans (G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng & J.R.I.Wood

Strobilanthes reptans is an ornamental Strobilanthes species native to Tropical Asia, the Subtropical Asia, and West Pacific, that is invasive in some regions.

Black-eyed Susan vine

Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims

This is an overview of the invasive cultivated vine Thunbergia alata, covering its description, distribution, and cultivation.

Natal Primrose

Thunbergia atriplicifolia E.Mey.

Thunbergia atriplicifolia is a small perennial shrublet found in eastern South African grasslands.

Bush Thunbergia

Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson

Thunbergia erecta is a herbaceous perennial climbing Thunbergia native to western Africa with three common names.

Sweet clockvine

Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.

Thunbergia fragrans is a perennial climbing twiner native to South and Southeast Asia and China, widely introduced and invasive in many other regions.