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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia petiolata   FAMILY Melastomataceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia petiolata   FAMILY Melastomataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Rhexia petiolata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-001:

Rhexia petiolata   FAMILY Melastomataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Rhexia ciliosa

 

COMMON NAME:
Ciliate Meadowbeauty, Short Meadowbeauty, Fringed Meadowbeauty, Bog Meadowbeauty


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image of Rhexia petiolata, Ciliate Meadowbeauty, Short Meadowbeauty, Fringed Meadowbeauty, Bog Meadowbeauty

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_rhci6_001_lvd

        

image of Rhexia petiolata, Ciliate Meadowbeauty, Short Meadowbeauty, Fringed Meadowbeauty, Bog Meadowbeauty

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_rhexia_petiolata_2

July        

Leaves sessile, less than 1" long, margins lined w short conspicuous hairs, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

image of Rhexia petiolata, Ciliate Meadowbeauty, Short Meadowbeauty, Fringed Meadowbeauty, Bog Meadowbeauty

Will Stuart    wil_7567897334_fcd4e0a9a3

July    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Anthers straight to slightly curved, usually shorter than the filaments, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Rhexia petiolata, Ciliate Meadowbeauty, Short Meadowbeauty, Fringed Meadowbeauty, Bog Meadowbeauty

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_rhexia_petiolata_6

September        

Calyx segments acuminate-aristate. Petals lavender-rose to pink, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia petiolata   FAMILY Melastomataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia petiolata   FAMILY Melastomataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhexia petiolata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 136-01-001:
Rhexia petiolata   FAMILY Melastomataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia ciliosa

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3055

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods and savannas, pocosin borders, and ditches, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
4-merous
4 petals
8 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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