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Ruellia simplex C. Wright






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Ruellia L. (ルイラソウ)
Yanagibaruirasou (ヤナギバルイラソウ, 柳葉縷衣羅草), Mexican petunia, Mexican bluebell or Britton wild petunia
(ムラサキイセハナビ)
Lifeform: evergreen perrenial forb or shrub
Distribution: Mexico - Caribbean - South America

widespread invasive species

Habitat: in a wide range of environments from dry pavement to wetlands — even growing through cracks in concrete
Chromosome number: 2n = 34 (diploid)
Use: gardening (houseplant), need to prevent escape
Synonyms:

Ruellia tweediana Griseb.
Ruellia brittoniana Leonard
Ruellia angustifolia (Nees) Lindau
Cryphiacanthus angustifolius Nees

索引

Ruellia simplex in Japan


ST1 ST2 ST3
[1-3] in Jindai Botanical Gardens, Chofu, central Japan, on July 30 2025.

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