Rhexia alifanus Walter. Smooth Meadow-beauty. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Pine flatwoods and savannas, pocosin borders, more able to tolerate merely moist soils than other Rhexia species. Dist: A Southeastern Coastal Plain species: e. NC south to n. peninsular FL and west to se. Texas (Singhurst, Mink, & Holmes 2010).
ID notes:Our tallest and showiest Rhexia: the unbranched (unless injured), wand-like stems, with strongly ascending, bluish-green, waxy-smooth, and generally entire leaves make this species unmistakable.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Fl4, FNA10, GW2, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, S13, WH3, Kral & Bostick (1969), Nesom (2012a); = Rhexia glabella Michx.
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
Heliophily: 8
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