Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Ruellia metziae
Ruellia metziae Tharp
White Ruellia, Metz's Wild Petunia, Metz Wild Petunia, Wild White Petunia
Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)
USDA Symbol: RUMEUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Ruellia metzae
Common Wild Petunia
Acanthaceae
Location: In meadow at 5596 Hollyhock Rd.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Abundant in deep soil and full sun,
Description: White flowered trumpet-shaped corolla, terminal. Height 9-15" Perennial.
County: Bexar
Collector: Lottie Millsaps
Collection Date: July 21 1990
Specimen number: 64
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0070
Accession Date: May 2, 1991
Accession Number: 6
Annotations: SCXXB