This introduced groundcover is commonly known as common wild petunia.
Ruellia brevifolia is described as a "dicot" in the Acanthaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Flowers usually red with a white variety also known (https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/stephanophysum_longifolium.htm). Previously known as Stephanophysum longifolium (Queensland Flora Census 2024).
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/200046966
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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