
Ruellia humilis
hairy ruellia
As recorded: Ruellia humilis Nutt.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Cottam, W.P.
- Collector number
- 10672
- Date
- May 14, 1938
- Locality
- Sulphur
- Region
- Louisiana, United States
- Elevation
- 31 m
- Identified by
- Glassman, S.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 14, 1938, Cottam, W.P. also collected 3 other specimens.
Ruellia humilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,831 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Frisco, TX 75033, USA
(c) Jean H., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-25
Anderson, MO, US
(c) Dmitry Kutcherov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Cherryvale, KS, US
(c) Marlee Ulibarri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
E 87th St S, Broken Arrow, OK, US
(c) encarnacion_2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Peace Pipe Path, Austin, TX, US
(c) Michele DiMaggio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Barton Hills, Austin, TX, USA
(c) armadilidium, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ruellia humilis. BISH 618744. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956313459. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/618744.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956313459 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
