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|accepted_name=Russelia equisetiformis
|accepted_authority=Schlechtendal & Chamisso
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Linnaea
|place=6: 377. 1831
|year=1831
}}
|common_names=Fountain or firecracker or coral plant
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|code=F
|label=Selected by author to be illustrated
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|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Russelia juncea
|authority=Zuccarini
}}
|hierarchy=Plantaginaceae;Russelia;Russelia equisetiformis
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Plantaginaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Russelia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Russelia equisetiformis]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 17
|mention_page=page 291
|treatment_page=page 294
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>striate, sometimes rooting at tips, 4–12-angled, 7–15 dm, gland-dotted. <b>Leaves</b> dimorphic; proximal: petiole 3–4 mm, in whorls of 3–6, blade ovate, 8–15 × 6–10 mm, margins dentate, surfaces glandular-punctate; distal: petiole 0–1 mm, opposite or whorled, blade narrowly triangular, needlelike or scalelike, 1–2 × 1 mm, margins entire. <b>Inflorescences</b> 2-flowered; peduncles 3–4 cm. <b>Pedicels</b> 10–15 mm. <b>Flowers</b>: calyx lobes 2–3 mm, apex acute or mucronate; corolla 15–25 mm, glabrous, adaxial lip deeply notched; stamens 15–20 mm; staminode 0.5–0.7 mm, sometimes with an abortive anther. <b>Capsules</b> globular, 3–6 mm; style persistent. <b>Seeds</b> 0.3–0.4 mm, pitted. <b>2n</b> = 20.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering year-round.
|habitat=Disturbed pinelands, palmetto scrub, old gardens.
|elevation=0–100 m.
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico.
|discussion=<p><i>Russelia equisetiformis</i> is distinguished by its tubular, red corollas and arching, ridged, striate stems with relatively small distal leaves. It has been in cultivation since the eighteenth century and is sometimes grown as an annual in temperate areas.</p>
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name=Russelia equisetiformis
|author=
|authority=Schlechtendal & Chamisso
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Russelia juncea
|basionyms=
|family=Plantaginaceae
|phenology=Flowering year-round.
|habitat=Disturbed pinelands, palmetto scrub, old gardens.
|elevation=0–100 m.
|distribution=Fla.;Mexico.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Linnaea
|publication year=1831
|special status=Introduced;Selected by author to be illustrated
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|genus=Russelia
|species=Russelia equisetiformis
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