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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia aristosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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Read more about Awned Meadowbeauty at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia aristosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhexia aristosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-004:
Rhexia aristosa FAMILY Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia aristosa
COMMON NAME:
Awned Meadowbeauty, Bristly Meadowbeauty
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_rhar_001_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_rhexia_aristosa1
September Hoke County NC
The long yellowish bristles at the summit of the calyx/hypanthium are diagnostic, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia aristosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia aristosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhexia aristosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-004:
Rhexia aristosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia aristosa
2344
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: clay-based Carolina bays, depression meadows, and limesink ponds (dolines), per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink/ Purplish
4-merous
4 petals
8 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p340
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p400
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p295
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p353
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p190
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