Petunia exserta J.R. Stehmann

Common Name:
Family: Solanaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: southern Brazil
Habitat: only in shaded cracks on sandstone towers

Description: Petunia exserta is a rare member of the genus Petunia, endemic to the Serras de Sudeste in southern Brazil. First described in 1987, only fourteen plants were found in the wild during an expedition in 2007. In the wild, the plant is found growing only in shaded cracks on sandstone towers. It is the only Petunia species that is naturally pollinated by hummingbirds, and the only red flowered Petunia species.³

Accession Data:

Accession # 201700004
Source: UCSB
Accession Date: 01-26-2017
Bench: 3310 - NEOB: StarSteel 3x12
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-16-2019

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid I
Order: Solanales
SubOrder:
Family: Solanaceae
SubFamily: Petunioideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2019
2018
2017

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil South

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, January 26, 2017.
Petunia exserta at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, January 26, 2017.
Petunia exserta at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Thursday, January 26, 2017.
Petunia exserta at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Thursday, January 26, 2017.

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