Ruellia tuberosa L.
Sp.Pl. 634 (1753)
Conservation Code:
Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status:
Current
Brief Description
Amanda Spooner,
Saturday 11 June 2005
Upright or prostrate rhizomatous, perennial, herb, to 0.4 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Mar to May. Red levee soil. Along creeklines, in gardens, near saltmarsh, on watered margins of parks. Distribution: Northern. DL, NK, OVP and VB.
