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garden petunia, large white petunia, white-flower petunia

violet-flower petunia

Stems

1.5–7 dm.

1–7 dm.

Leaf

blades: proximalmost oblanceolate, distalmost lanceolate to ovate, 2–8.5 (including petiole) × 0.8–3.5 cm, margins entire.

blades: proximalmost oblanceolate, distalmost lanceolate to ovate, 1.4–7.2 (including petiole) × 0.3–3 cm, margins entire.

Pedicels

1.5–8 cm.

1–6 cm.

Flowers

calyx 8–17 mm, lobes 4–14 mm;

corolla ivory to white (lobe apex sometimes drying pale pink), veins often green or dark purple (drying brownish), salverform, tube 2.8–5.2 cm, limb 2.5–5.5 cm diam.;

stamens inserted near midpoint of corolla tube, not surpassing style;

anthers and pollen yellow;

filaments green;

pistil 3.2–4.5 cm.

calyx 5–14 mm, lobes 3–11 mm;

corolla rose-purple (drying deep violet), veins sometimes darker rose-purple or violet (not distinct from rest of corolla when dried), funnelform with slight abaxial bulge in the tube, tube 1–3 cm, limb 1–4 cm diam.;

stamens inserted at base of corolla tube, longest 2 surpassing style;

anthers and pollen blue to violet;

filaments light purple to green;

pistil 1–2.2 cm.

Capsules

5–12 mm.

3–9 mm.

2n

= 14.

= 14.

Petunia axillaris

Petunia integrifolia

Phenology Flowering May–Oct. Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat Waste places, along railroads and roadsides, poor soil. Waste places, along railroads and roadsides, poor soil or sand.
Elevation 0–400 m. [0–1300 ft.] 0–400 m. [0–1300 ft.]
Distribution
from FNA
AL; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; MA; MI; MN; MO; NC; NJ; NY; OH; PA; SC; TN; TX; WV; South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Australia]
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from FNA
AL; CA; CT; DC; FL; IL; MA; MD; ME; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; TX; WI; WV; South America (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay) [Introduced in North America]
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Discussion

Specimens of Petunia axillaris are often misidentified as P. × atkinsiana, especially if there is some slight color in the corolla. Petunia × atkinsiana with white corollas sometimes has the blue pollen and anther color of P. integrifolia.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Naturalized populations of Petunia integrifolia appear to have been more common prior to the 1960s, based on herbarium specimens.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 14. Treatment authors: Kathryn L. Fox, Janet R. Sullivan. FNA vol. 14. Treatment authors: Kathryn L. Fox, Janet R. Sullivan.
Parent taxa Solanaceae > Petunia Solanaceae > Petunia
Sibling taxa
P. integrifolia, P. ×atkinsiana
P. axillaris, P. ×atkinsiana
Synonyms Nicotiana axillaris Salpiglossis integrifolia, P. violacea
Name authority (Lamarck) Britton: Sterns & Poggenburg, Prelim. Cat., 38. (1888) (Hooker) Schinz & Thellung: Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 60: 361. (1915)
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