Fringeleaf Wild Petunia
Ruellia humilis
- Plant Type
- Herbaceous perennial (Deciduous)
- Landscape Layer
- Herbaceous
- Sun
- ☀️ Full Sun, ⛅ Part Sun
- Moisture
- 🏜️ Dry, 💧 Regular
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt, Calcareous
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Sociability
- S2 – Small groups
Ecology & Conservation
- Proximity Score
- 3a
- Native Status
- ❌ Outaouais ❌ Ottawa ❌ QC ❌ ON
- Closest Direction
- S
- CEC Eco-Regions
- 8 – Eastern Temperate Forests, 8.4 – Ozark, Ouachita-Appalachian Forests, 8.4.2 – Central Appalachians
- Rarity Notes
- Globally secure (G5). Not listed under SARA. Not ranked for Ontario or Quebec as the species is not native to those provinces. Native range extends from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin and eastern Kansas, south to western North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas.
S22 G5 global rank; S26 not SARA listed; S4 native distribution
- Migration
- Disjunct
- Ecological Context
- A species of dry open ground and prairies in the central and south-central US. Typical habitats include woodland edges, openings, and thickets on well-drained soils. In Michigan, found at the extreme northern edge of its range in prairie remnants on dry sandy or loamy soils, associated with Andropogon gerardii, Ratibida pinnata, and other prairie species.
S7 dry open ground, prairies; S4 Woodlands' edge, Opening, Thickets; S46 native to eastern US
Permaculture & Companion Planting
Edibility & Foraging ℹ
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ℹ
Never ingest a plant unless you have 100% certainty of its identity and have consulted multiple reputable sources. The information provided in the Localeaf Plant Database is compiled from secondary sources for educational and historical purposes only.
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Seed Source
- Wildflower Farm