Ruellia humilis Nutt.
other common names: hairy ruellia
Ruellia: in honor of an early French herbalist, Jean de la Ruelle (1474–1537)
Humilis: from Latin, meaning “low,” in reference to the low-growing habit of the species in many habitats. (Due to variance in the genus, some authorities combine this species with another species, R. carolinensis.)
Acanthus family: Acanthaceae
Photograph by Thomas Rosburg, Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition
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