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creeping ruellia

Ruellia squarrosa

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 42, February 33, March 44, April 38, May 14, June 19, July 8, August 33, September 34, October 53, November 64, December 39.
Australia421
New South Wales224
Queensland197
Taiwan39
China38
Taiwan Province38
United States31
New Taipei17
Texas14
Hawaii11

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyAcanthus Family · Acanthaceae
GenusRuellias · Ruellia

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