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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia interior
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia mariana var. interior
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhexia interior
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Rhexia interior
COMMON NAME:
Ozark Meadowbeauty
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia interior
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia mariana var. interior
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhexia interior
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Rhexia interior
2902
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to wet areas, ditches, prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native: south central US
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Lavender-rose
4-merous
4 petals
8 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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