Ruellia caroliniensis

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Comment by Steve Woodmansee on January 15, 2012 at 9:47pm

It is kind of difficult to tell from plant characteristics, but this is much more likely Ruellia ciliatiflora, a non native lawn weed.  R. caroliniensis doesn't really occur in Dade County (R. succulenta does, but has a much larger flower, and flowers typically occur one at a time).  nice lawnweed though.