Rhexia mariana: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Rhexia
- Species
- Rhexia mariana
- Scientific Name
- Rhexia mariana
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Rhexia mariana
Rhexia mariana is a species of flowering plant in the Melastomataceae family known by the common names pale meadow beauty or Maryland meadowbeauty. It is native to the eastern and lower midwestern United States.
This species is a colonial perennial herb producing stems up to 2.5 feet tall. The oppositely arranged leaves have elongated, toothed blades. The flower is 1 or 2 inches wide. It is pink, purple, or white with yellow or orange anthers. The fruit is a red urn-shaped capsule containing brownish seeds.
This species is used in landscaping and sometimes as a roadside planting.
...Rhexia mariana in languages:
- English
- Maryland meadowbeauty
- English
- Pale Meadow Beauty
- English
- Pale Meadowbeauty
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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