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
White Wild petunia
Acanthaceae
Location: Disturbed area, SE corner of house, Box 5728, Boerne, TX Los Indios Ranch Rd.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Among Juniperus in semi-shade and full sun of deep, disturbed soil.
Description: White flowers on this specimen, but white flowers appeared in July, and blue flowers joined them in August. Plants 1-2'.
County: Kendall
Collector: Kristina Coates
Collection Date: July 11, 1992
Specimen number: 4
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0252
Accession Date: Aug. 17, 1992
Accession Number: 18
Annotations: SCFRK