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Rhexia parviflora

Rhexia parviflora Chapm.

White Meadowbeauty, Apalachicola Meadow-beauty, Small-flowered Meadowbeauty

Melastomataceae (Melastome family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: RHPA3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA
Native Habitat: Seepage slopes, swamp margins, depression marshes, evergreen shrub ponds.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Rhexia parviflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rhexia parviflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rhexia parviflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-18
Research By: CBR

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