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Commemorative
Named for Jean Ruel (1474-1537) Physician to Francois 1 of France, Professor in University of Paris. Translated the Materia Medica of Dioscorides from Greek into Latin in 1516. This was 'borrowed' by Pietro Matthioli for his Commentaries on Dioscorides. (1544 and more than 50 editions). Ruel also published De Natura Stirpium (1536) a botanical treatise..
Arber A. (1990) Herbals, Their Origins and Evolution, A chapter in the History of Botany 1470 - 1670. Cambridge University Press. 3rd ed.
Geographical distribution
- Northern America, North-Central U.S.A.
- Northern America, South-Central U.S.A.
- Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A.
Ruellia humilis Nutt.
Family: ACANTHACEAEGenus: Ruellia
Species: humilis Nutt.
Common names: Wild petunia
Distribution summary: Northern America
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H4 - Hardy; average winter
Habitat: Plains and prairies
Garden status: Not currently grown
Flowering months: May, June
Reason for growing: Commemorative
