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Wild Florida Photo - Rhexia mariana - Maryland Meadowbeauty

Rhexia mariana 

Maryland Meadowbeauty
Pale Meadow Beauty

Florida native

Nassau Co. FL 09/25/05
Nassau Co. FL 09/25/05
Volusia Co. FL 08/20/05
Nassau Co. FL 09/25/05
Nassau Co. FL 09/25/05

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A common plant of flatwoods, bogs and marshes throughout most of Florida, except for the southernmost peninsula. The range extends from Texas to Michigan through much of the eastern United States north to New York and Massachusetts.
The four petals that vary in color from pale purple to white easily fall off - especially in the afternoon. Pale meadow beauty has eight curved stamens with yellow anthers over 5mm long. The opposite leaves are three-viened, hairy and have finely toothed margins.

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Rhexia mariana 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 nashii - MAID MARIAN
  Rhexia nuttallii - NUTTALL'S MEADOWBEAUTY
  Rhexia parviflora - WHITE MEADOWBEAUTY
  Rhexia petiolata - FRINGED MEADOWBEAUTY
  Rhexia virginica - HANDSOME HARRY


Date record last modified: Aug 07, 2016


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