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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 18 taxa in the family Acanthaceae, Acanthus family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Common Name: Carolina Elytraria
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis FAMILY: Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Elytraria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis FAMILY: Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Elytraria caroliniensis 171-01-001 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests over coquina limestone ("marl"), mesic and hydric hammocks, rarely in more acidic soils
Uncommon
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Blue Twinflower, Pineland Dyschoriste, Oblong Twinflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dyschoriste oblongifolia FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dyschoriste oblongifolia FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dyschoriste oblongifolia 171-02-001 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, and longleaf pine sandhills
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Twinflower, Swamp Dyschoriste
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dyschoriste humistrata FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dyschoriste humistrata FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dyschoriste humistrata 171-02-002 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, especially on soils over limestone
Uncommon in GA, rare in SC
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Limestone Wild-petunia, Glade Wild-petunia, Smooth Wild-petunia, Limestone Ruellia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ruellia strepens FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ruellia strepens FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ruellia strepens 171-03-001 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Calcareous forests, woodlands, and fields
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Pineland Wild-petunia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ruellia pinetorum FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ruellia pedunculata ssp. pinetorum FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ruellia pinetorum 171-03-002 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Dry to wet pinelands and prairies
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pursh's Wild-petunia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ruellia purshiana FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ruellia purshiana FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ruellia purshiana 171-03-003 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands and forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks
Uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mexican Bluebell, Mexican Petunia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ruellia simplex FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ruellia caerulea FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ruellia brittoniana 171-03-004 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, commonly cultivated, especially in maritime situations along the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts, persistent and spreading (including by seed) to adjacent areas
Rare
Non-native: eastern Mexico
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Common Name:
Hairy Wild-petunia, Low Wild-petunia, Glade Wild-petunia, Fringeleaf Ruellia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ruellia humilis FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ruellia humilis FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ruellia humilis 171-03-005 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Calcareous or mafic glades and woodlands, prairies, dry woodlands and fields
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sandhills Wild-petunia, Dwarf Wild-petunia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ruellia ciliosa FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa var. cinerascens FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ruellia ciliosa 171-03-006 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Sandhills, particularly in loamy, submesic swales
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Carolinas
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ruellia caroliniensis FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis var. caroliniensis FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ruellia caroliniensis 171-03-007 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Dry to moist forests and woodlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Night-flowering Wild-petunia, Night-blooming Wild-petunia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ruellia noctiflora FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ruellia noctiflora FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Wet pinelands and savannas
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Branched Foldwing, Dicliptera
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dicliptera brachiata FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dicliptera brachiata FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dicliptera brachiata 171-04-001 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests
Uncommon (rare in GA Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Bractspike
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Yeatesia viridiflora FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Yeatesia viridiflora FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Rich bottomlands, calcareous river bluffs and hammocks, prairies, marshes
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
American Water-willow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Justicia americana FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Justicia americana FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Justicia americana 171-05-001 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: River and stream beds, in shallow water, often rooted in rocky shallows
Common (rare in SC Coastal Plain, where it is perhaps adventive)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Coastal Plain Water-willow, Looseflower Water-willow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Justicia ovata FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Justicia ovata var. ovata FAMILY: Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Justicia ovata 171-05-002 FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Swamps, marshes
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pineland Water-willow, Narrowleaf Water-willow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Justicia angusta FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Justicia angusta FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Pond-cypress depressions, roadside ditches, savannas
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
thickleaf water-willow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Justicia crassifolia FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Justicia crassifolia FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Pine flatwoods, cypress ponds
Rare
Native to Georgia
Common Name: East Indian Swampweed, East Indian Hygrophila, Miramar-weed, Hygro
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hygrophila polysperma FAMILY: Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hygrophila polysperma FAMILY: Acanthaceae
Habitat: Lakes, rivers, canals; established in AL, FL, and SC (Hook & Nelson 2011), doubtfully established in VA
Waif(s)
Non-native: East Indies
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