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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rhexia interior
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia mariana var. interior
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Rhexia interior
COMMON NAME:
Maryland meadowbeauty
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rhexia interior
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia mariana var. interior
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Rhexia interior
2902
Forb
Perennial
Native: south central US
Habitat: Moist to wet areas, ditches, prairies, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Lavender-rose
Bisexual
4-merous
4 petals
8 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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