Rhexia virginica Linnaeus. Virginia Meadow-beauty, Deergrass, Handsome Harry, Wing-stem Meadow-beauty. Phen: May-Oct. Hab: Wet pine flatwoods and savannas, pond shores, bogs, and ditches. Dist: E. Canada and WI south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl4, FNA10, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Kral & Bostick (1969), Nesom (2012a); = Rhexia stricta Pursh – S; > Rhexia stricta Pursh – S13; > Rhexia virginica L. – S13; > Rhexia virginica L. var. purshii (Spreng.) C.W.James – RAB; > Rhexia virginica L. var. septemnervia (Walter) Pursh – F; > Rhexia virginica L. var. virginica – F, RAB
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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