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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Acanthus Family
  7. Wild Petunias
  8. Ruellia
  9. Popping Pod

species 6,432 observations

Popping Pod

Ruellia tuberosa

Status
present
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

4 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Northern Tropical Buckeye, White Peacock, Harp-winged Tripudia Moth 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Cloudless Sulphur 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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