Petunia parviflora Juss.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Petunia parviflora Juss.

  • Description

    Species Description - Prostrate, diffusely branched annual; lvs fleshy, spatulate or oblanceolate, 1–2 cm × 1–4 mm; cor blue, 6–8 mm, scarcely surpassing the oblanceolate foliaceous sep; 2n=18. Mainly subtropical in both N. and S. Amer., and occasionally n. into our range as a waif.

  • Common Names

    wild petunia