Summary ²

Ruellia nudiflora, the violet wild petunia, is a perennial plant in the acanthus family (Acanthaceae) found in areas of moisture in the Sonoran Desert.:74 Despite its name, it is not a true petunia.:74

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1. (c) Mikael Behrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mikael Behrens
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruellia_nudiflora

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