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Rhexia petiolata Walter
Fringed Meadowbeauty
Short-stemmed Meadowbeauty
Florida native
A frequent small herb of savannas, flatwoods, bogs and coastal swales in the northern counties and south into the central Florida peninsula. The range extends throughout the southeastern coastal states from Texas to Maryland.
Fringed meadowbeauty is one of two Rhexia species with pink flowers and short anthers. R. petiolata has distinctly ciliate, ovate leaves that are hairy on the underside and glabrous floral tubes and urns. Compare this with R. nuttallii.
Rhexia petiolata is a member of the Melastomataceae - Melastome family.
Other species of the Rhexia genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Rhexia alifanus - SAVANNAH MEADOWBEAUTY
Rhexia cubensis - WEST INDIAN MEADOWBEAUTY
Rhexia mariana - MARYLAND MEADOWBEAUTY
Rhexia nashii - MAID MARIAN
Rhexia nuttallii - NUTTALL'S MEADOWBEAUTY
Rhexia parviflora - WHITE MEADOWBEAUTY
Rhexia virginica - HANDSOME HARRY
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Sep 27, 2024
