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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Rhexia |
| Species: | R. virginica
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| Rhexia virginica | |
Rhexia virginica, the handsome Harry[2] or Virginia meadow-beauty, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to much of eastern North America, and is often found in moist, often acidic soils in open areas.[3]
Description
[edit]This species is a perennial herb that is easily identified by its distinctly angled stems. It produces purple-pink flowers in the summer that use buzz pollination for reproduction.[4]
The leaves of R. virginica are oppositely arranged, and may be elliptic or ovate in shape. They may reach a length of 7 centimeters (approximately 2.75 inches) and a width of 2.6 centimeters (approximately 1 inch). Stems may reach up to 9 decimeters (approximately 35 inches) in height. [5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]R. virginica has been found in the states of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.[6]
It has been observed in habitat types such as savannas, flatwoods, and wet ditches.[7]
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References
[edit]- ^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Rhexia virginica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64323209A67730662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64323209A67730662.en. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ NRCS. "Rhexia virginica". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/meadow_beauty.htm Rhexia virginica at Illinois Wildflowers
- ^ [1] The pollination ecology of buzz-pollinated Rhexia virginica (Melastomataceae) Am. J. Bot. April 1999 vol. 86 no. 4 502-511
- ^ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 743. Print.
- ^ Edwards, A. L. and A. S. Weakley 2001. "Population biology and management of rare plants in depression wetlands of the southeastern coastal plain, USA". Natural Areas Journal 21: 12-35.
- ^ Nelson, Gil. Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Field Guide to the Wildflowers of the Coastal Regions of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Northeastern Florida. Guilford, CT: FalconGuide, 2006. 95. Print.
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