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Ruellia tuberosa L.

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 634 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Upright or prostrate rhizomatous, perennial, herb, to 0.4 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Mar to May. Red levee soil. Along creeklines, in gardens, near saltmarsh, on watered margins of parks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 June 2005
1000 km
Leaflet Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Keep, Mitchell, Pindanland, Purnululu.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.