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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia nuttallii
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia nuttallii
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Rhexia nuttallii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia serrulata
COMMON NAME:
Nuttall's Meadowbeauty
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rhexia nuttallii
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhexia nuttallii
FAMILY
Melastomataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rhexia nuttallii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhexia serrulata
3140
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine flatwoods, bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare in GA
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Rose-pink
4-merous
4 petals
8 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p094
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p373
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p295
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p055
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