An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . e summit. 1. R. strepens. 2. R. ciliosa. 3. R. parviflora. 4. R. pedunculata. I. Ruellia strepens L. Smooth or Short-tube Ruellia. Fig. 3889. Ruellia strepens L. Sp. PL 634. 1753. Dipteracanthus micranthus Engelm. & Gray, Nat. Hist. 5: 257. 1845. Ruellia strepens var. cleistantha A. Gray, Syn. : Part i, 327. 1878. Glabrate or somewhat pubescent; stem erect,sle
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . e summit. 1. R. strepens. 2. R. ciliosa. 3. R. parviflora. 4. R. pedunculata. I. Ruellia strepens L. Smooth or Short-tube Ruellia. Fig. 3889. Ruellia strepens L. Sp. PL 634. 1753. Dipteracanthus micranthus Engelm. & Gray, Nat. Hist. 5: 257. 1845. Ruellia strepens var. cleistantha A. Gray, Syn. : Part i, 327. 1878. Glabrate or somewhat pubescent; stem erect,slender, simple, or branched, 4-sided, i°-4°high, the branches ascending. Leaves oblong,oval, or ovate, petioled, acute or subacute atthe apex, narrowed at the base, s-6 long; peti-oles 2-io long; flowers solitary or severaltogether in the axils,some often cleistogamous;calyx-segments linear-lanceolate, shorter thanthe corolla-tube, slightly pubescent or ciliate,8-i2 long, i-i wide; corolla blue, 13-2long, the limb nearly as broad, the tube aboutas long as the throat and limb; capsule club-shaped, longer than or equalling the calyx. In dry woods, Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, Kan-sas, Florida and Texas.
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