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Ruellia purshiana

Fern.

Pursh's Wild Petunia

G3Vulnerable Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147955
Element CodePDACA0J0H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusRuellia
Other Common Names
Pursh's wild petunia (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2003-01-26
Change Date2003-01-26
Edition Date2001-10-15
Edition AuthorsAmoroso, Jame (2001), rev. Larry Morse (2001)
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Uncommon plant of Southeastern U.S., usually in low numbers.
Range Extent Comments
Southeastern U.S., from Maryland to Alabama.
Occurrences Comments
Several counties each in Va., N.C., S.C., and a few sites in other states, approx. total at least 41 occurrences (fide J. Amoroso, unpubl., 2001).
Threat Impact Comments
Somewhat threatened by succession and forest management activity (can be beneficial or deleterious). Open canopy conditions are desirable, as is prescribed fire (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002). Roadside populations subject to loss if herbicided. Piedmont occurrences may be vulnerable to further land-use change.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
TennesseeS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
South CarolinaS1Yes
MarylandS1Yes
GeorgiaS2Yes
VirginiaS3Yes
West VirginiaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
References (5)
  1. Amoroso, Jame. Personal communication. Botanist. North Carolina Heritage Program, NC Dept. of Environment, Health, & Natural Resources, Division of Parks And Recreation, Raleigh, NC.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
  5. Uttall, L. J. 1965. Observations on <i>Ruellia purshiana</i> in Virginia. Castanea 30: 228-230.