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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia nashii
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hairy Meadowbeauty at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia nashii
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhexia nashii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-006c:
Rhexia mariana var. purpurea FAMILY Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia nashii
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Meadowbeauty, Maid Marian, Nash's Meadowbeauty
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Alistair Glen gwn_rhexianashii
September Pender County NC
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Will Stuart wil_rnashii_0912_170
September Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
This species has glandular hairs on the back side of the petals, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia nashii
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia nashii
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhexia nashii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-006c:
Rhexia mariana var. purpurea
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia nashii
2904
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods and savannas; pond shores, bogs, marshes, ditches, wet roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Lavender-rose
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) p124
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p372
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p401
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p295
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p354
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p055
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p259
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p206
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