Rhexia

Contains 10 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Rhexia L.
MELASTOMATACEAE
MEADOWBEAUTY
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Classification
MYRTALES
Rhexia
Citation
RHEXIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 346. 1753.
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TYPE: Rhexia virginica Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 582. 1913.
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Rhexia alifanus SAVANNAH MEADOWBEAUTY Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Rhexia cubensis WEST INDIAN MEADOWBEAUTY Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Rhexia lutea YELLOW MEADOWBEAUTY Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Rhexia mariana PALE MEADOWBEAUTY; MARYLAND MEADOWBEAUTY Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Rhexia nashii MAID MARIAN Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Rhexia nuttallii NUTTALL'S MEADOWBEAUTY Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Rhexia parviflora WHITE MEADOWBEAUTY; APALACHICOLA MEADOWBEAUTY Native Rare-State OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Rhexia petiolata FRINGED MEADOWBEAUTY Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Rhexia salicifolia PANHANDLE MEADOWBEAUTY Native Threatened-State OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Rhexia virginica HANDSOME HARRY Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Identification Key
1.  Anthers straight or nearly so, 1-2.5 mm long
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1.  Anthers usually curved, 3-11 mm long
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2.  Stem internodes hirsute; leaf blades linear, oblong, to spatulate; petals yellow
R. lutea
2.  Stem internodes glabrous; leaf blades ovate; petals pink
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3.  Plant 9-40 cm tall; leaf margins eciliate or ciliate; hypanthium stipitate-glandular
R. nuttallii
3.  Plant 18-70 cm tall; leaf margins ciliate; hypanthium glabrous except for a few trichomes near the apex
R. petiolata
4.  Stems glabrous; leaves glabrous; seeds wedge-shaped
R. alifanus
4.  Stems stipitate-glandular to glabrate; leaves stipitate-glandular, strigose, hirsute, or villous
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5.  Faces of the stem subequal and flat
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5.  Faces of the stem unequal, one opposing pair wide and convex, the other pair narrow and concave
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6.  Leaf blades linear, oblong, to oblanceolate, twisted and held rather vertically
R. salicifolia
6.  Leaf blades lanceolate, ovate, to elliptic, held relatively horizontal
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7.  Leaf blade elliptic, widest near the middle, larger ones 1-3 cm long; petals white
R. parviflora
7.  Leaf blade lanceolate to ovate, widest below the middle, larger ones 2.5-7 cm long; petals lavender
R. virginica
8.  Leaf blade mostly elliptic; anthers mostly 3-4 mm long
R. parviflora
8.  Leaf blades mostly linear, linear-oblanceolate, lanceolate, or ovate; anthers mostly 5-11 mm long
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9.  Mature hypanthium 6-11 mm long; petals 1-1.5 cm long; anthers 5-8 mm long
R. mariana
9.  Mature hypanthium 9-20 mm long; petals 1.5-2.5 cm long; anthers 7-11 mm long
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10.  Leaf blades linear-oblong to linear-lanceolate; petals 1.5-2 cm long; hypanthium stipitate-glandular
R. cubensis
10.  Leaf blades lanceolate to linear-lanceolate; petals 2-2.5 cm long; hypanthium
R. nashii
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Alifanus Alifanus Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 234. 1763. TYPE: = Rhexia Linnaeus 1753.