This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
Mexican petunia.
Ruellia simplex
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Acanthaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Name Ruellia tweediana no longer accepted (Australian Plant Census).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 3 Fraser Coast localities: Urangan, Maryborough, Tinana.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
