Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Ruellia brevifolia
(Acanthaceae)

common wild petunia

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Species description or overview

Ruellia brevifolia information from PIER
Information on Ruellia brevifolia as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Ruellia brevifolia description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Ruellia brevifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ruellia brevifolia
Nomenclatural information about Ruellia brevifolia is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Ruellia brevifolia
Nomenclatural information about Ruellia brevifolia is provided by ITIS.

Ruellia brevifolia information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ruellia brevifolia--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.


Impacts

Ruellia brevifolia (Acanthaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ruellia brevifolia as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Ruellia brevifolia impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Ruellia brevifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Control methods

Ruellia brevifolia management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Ruellia brevifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Images of Ruellia brevifolia (Acanthaceae) (ruellia)
Links to high-resolution free images of Ruellia brevifolia (Acanthaceae) (ruellia) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Ruellia brevifolia information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ruellia brevifolia in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Ruellia brevifolia images from PIER
Images of Ruellia brevifolia provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Ruellia brevifolia information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ruellia brevifolia in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Ruellia brevifolia information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ruellia brevifolia--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Ruellia brevifolia worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Ruellia brevifolia is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Experts

Ruellia brevifolia contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Ruellia brevifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Ruellia brevifolia references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Ruellia brevifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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