Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

common wild petunia

Ruellia nudiflora

Spanish: hierba de la calentura

Ruellia nudiflora, the violet wild petunia, is a perennial plant in the acanthus family (Acanthaceae) found in areas of moisture in the Sonoran Desert.:74 Despite its name, it is not a true petunia.:74 Most often recorded in Jul, Aug, Apr, Mar.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae

Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records18,418 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2016 – 2021

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2021-07-08 — observation by adrian183
2020-08-25 — observation by daniel_brito
2020-04-22 — observation by vania24
2016-03-19 — observation by dale_denham_logsdon

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “common wild petunia (Ruellia nudiflora) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ruellia-nudiflora/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.