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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia petiolata
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is a distinctive Rhexia, despite its rosy-pink flowers. It is the only one whose flowers face upward, toward the sky, as opposed to outward, facing the horizon. ... Also, the yellow anthers are erect and straight. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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).
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).
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
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