Rhexia ventricosa Fernald & Griscom. Swollen Meadow-beauty. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: Pine flatwoods and savannas, clearings in cypress-hardwood swamps, ditches, wet roadsides. Dist: S. NJ south to e. SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: This taxon is seemingly closely related to R. interior Pennell, which is distributed west of the Appalachians.
Synonymy: = F, FNA10, RAB, Va, Nesom (2012a); = Rhexia mariana L. var. ventricosa (Fernald & Griscom) Kral & Bostick – GW2, K1, K3, K4, W, Kral & Bostick (1969); < Rhexia interior Pennell – C
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