Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ruellia erythropus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ruellia prostrata
- Ruellia paniculata
- Ruellia lactea
- Barleria gueinzii
- Ruellia drummondiana
- Ruellia solitaria
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Ruellia
- Species
- Ruellia erythropus
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