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  • Mexican Ruellia, 1 of 6
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    (c) Te Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Catrideout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Rajib Maulick, all rights reserved

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    (c) pedro_callender, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Steven A Lovelace, all rights reserved

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Mexican Ruellia

Ruellia simplex

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Ruellia simplex (Britton's wild petunia, Mexican petunia, Mexican bluebell) is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. It is a native of Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It has become a widespread invasive plant in Florida, where it was likely introduced as an ornamental before 1933.

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