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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia ventricosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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Read more about Swollen Meadowbeauty at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia mariana var. ventricosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhexia ventricosa
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Rhexia interior
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-008:
Rhexia ventricosa FAMILY Melastomataceae
COMMON NAME:
Swollen Meadowbeauty
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_rhexia_ventricosa1
July Scotland County NC
Four stem faces at mid-stem ~ equal, almost flat, the angles sharp or winged, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia ventricosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia mariana var. ventricosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhexia ventricosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Rhexia interior
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-008:
Rhexia ventricosa
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
2903
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine flatwoods and savannas, clearings in cypress-hardwood swamps, ditches, wet roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Lavender-rose
4-merous
4 petals
8 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p237
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p125
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