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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia virginica
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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Read more about Virginia Meadowbeauty at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia virginica
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhexia virginica
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-007:
Rhexia virginica var. virginica FAMILY Melastomataceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Rhexia virginica var. purshii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia stricta
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Meadowbeauty, Wingstem Meadowbeauty, Deergrass
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rhvi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_rhvi_006_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210706_1890
July Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Roots usually tuberous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bobbie L Holt blh1215_a
August Anderson County SC
Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery
The 4 petals rose-purple, glandular-hirsute marginally beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120815_844b
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
The fruit is urn-shaped with a neck that is shorter than the body, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm0509b_15
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm060903_031
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm060903_031b
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Magenta to deep-rose petals & 8 stamens w long curved, bright yellow anthers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm060903_035
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves sparsely hirsute, ciliate-serrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm060903_035b
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stem is square, with equal faces & conspicuous flanges or "wings", per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
COMPARE
stems of Rhexia species
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_r_virginica_meado
September
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JK Marlow s060903_p
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves elliptic or ovate, 3-nerved, apex acute or aristate, base cuneate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm231025_6295
October Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia virginica
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia virginica
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhexia virginica
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-007:
Rhexia virginica var. virginica
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Rhexia virginica var. purshii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia stricta
1215
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods and savannas, pond shores, bogs, and ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Piedmont)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Magenta/ deep rose
4-merous
4 petals
8 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p237
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p095
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p156
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p164
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p124-125
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p160
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p70
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p355
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p181
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p160
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p260
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p155
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p191
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p107
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p288
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