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Petunia integrifolia

Petunia integrifolia

(Hook.) Schinz & Thell
Petunia Violeta

Family: Solanaceae
Order: Solanales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Petunia integrifolia (syn. Petunia violacea), the violet petunia or violetflower petunia, is a species of wild petunia with violet-colored blooms. Petunia integrifolia is native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

P. integrifolia bears flowers approximately 1.5 inch in diameter and the plant is typically smaller and harder to cultivate than the well-known hybrid bedding Petunia now known correctly as Petunia × atkinsiana.

Taxonomy: The species was first described as Salpiglossis integrifolia by William Jackson Hooker in 1831. It was transferred to the genus Petunia as P. integrifolia by Hans Schinz and Albert Thellung in 1915. Petunia inflata had sometimes been considered to be a subspecies of P. integrifolia, but the two have different native ranges, with P. inflata growing in more northern areas.

Hallucinogen: Petunia violacea Lindl. has been reported to be used as a hallucinogen in Ecuador, where the plant has the vernacular name shanín. The drug is said to cause sensations of levitation and flight – a type of hallucination often associated with the use of the antimuscarinic drugs such as the Atropa belladonna based flying ointments of Medieval and Early Modern Europe.

Source: Wikipedia, article Petunia integrifolia. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 628890
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/03/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 563946
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/31/2023
Lucas De Ciria
Foto
Photography ID: 510264
  Adult

Villa Elisa
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/08/2022
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 491477
♂ ♀
  Adult

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/09/2021
Daniel Fabián Barrios
Foto
Photography ID: 491474
♂ ♀
  Adult

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/12/2020
Daniel Fabián Barrios
Foto
Photography ID: 481853
 
Ruta 15
Misiones
Argentina
10/10/2021
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 450416
  Adult

Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/22/2020
Gustavo Puente



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236840717/09/2025ArgentinaSanta FeDepartamento San CristobalHugo Alberto Valderrey
226817903/03/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarPablo Richter
194236631/12/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarLucas De Ciria
189680403/10/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosA Parque Nacional El Palmar (-31,851979, -58,323159)Hugo Alberto Valderrey
165437308/10/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosBalneario Rocha, Villa ElisaSergio Gabriel Borrillo
149139407/11/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, ConcordiaPatricia Beatriz Benitez
149289031/10/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarHugo Alberto Valderrey
178676310/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta 151Guillermo Marcaida
154456310/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesArroyo Tambero, Ruta 15Elsa Longo
157421509/10/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino al Ñandubaysal, GualeguaychúDaniel Fabián Barrios
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Petunia integrifolia – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.