Difference between revisions of "Rhexia virginica"
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | R. virginica is a rare species found in depressional wetlands occurring in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia (Edwards and Weakley 2001). | ||
| + | Found in wet ditches, savannas, flatwoods, and pond margins, and sometimes in standing water (Nelson 2006). | ||
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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Revision as of 09:10, 17 June 2015
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| Photo was taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Rhexia |
| Species: | R. virginica |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhexia virginica L. | |
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| Natural range of Rhexia virginica from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Description
Distribution
R. virginica is a rare species found in depressional wetlands occurring in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia (Edwards and Weakley 2001). Found in wet ditches, savannas, flatwoods, and pond margins, and sometimes in standing water (Nelson 2006).
