Rhexia virginica
L.
Virginia Meadow-beauty
Synonyms: Rhexia stricta
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Plant
Sublevel 1:
Angiosperm
Sublevel 2:
Eudicot
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Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Rhexia
Species: Rhexia virginica
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
NH - State Watch
VT - State Threatened
VT Draft WAP (Sept. 2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Photoautotroph
Type of Spores/Gametophytes:
Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes
HABITAT
Wetland Indicator Status:
OBL
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Rhexia virginica
PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS