Rhexia virginica
Virginia Meadowbeauty, Common Meadow Beauty
Other regional names: Common Meadowbeauty +1 more
- Common Meadowbeauty
- Handsome Harry
Also known as: Rhexia purshii Spreng. +5 more
- Rhexia purshii Spreng.
- Rhexia septemnervia Walter
- Rhexia virginica var. purshii (Spreng.) C.W.James
- Rhexia virginica var. septemnervia (Walter) Pursh
- Rhexia virginica var. virginica
- Sabatia simplex Bertol.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Melastomataceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or tuberous geophyte.
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Indigenous to North America, Rhexia virginica (commonly known as Virginia Meadowbeauty or Common Meadow Beauty) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Melastomataceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin