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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia lutea
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia lutea
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhexia lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-003:
Rhexia lutea FAMILY Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia lutea
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Meadowbeauty, Golden Meadowbeauty
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Will Stuart wil_8468925506_a1ac1c4cce
June Charleston County SC
Santee Coastal Reserve
Flowers grow in an elongate branched inflorescence from upper leaf axils, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_rhexia_lutea_3
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_rhexia_lutea_6
July
The only yellow-flowered Rhexia and also our most bushy-branched species, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_rhexia_lutea_c
September
Petals obovate to broadly elliptical, each petal oblique. Anthers straight, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia lutea
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia lutea
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhexia lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-003:
Rhexia lutea
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia lutea
2857
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods and savannas, seepage slopes, and bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon in Carolinas)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Golden yellow
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
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p371
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p239
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p177
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p055
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p159
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p259
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p190
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