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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).
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''R. virginica'' is a rare species found in depressional wetlands occurring in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia (Edwards and Weakley 2001).
 
 
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 09:12, 17 June 2015

Rhexia virginica
Rhexia virginica Gil.jpg
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.
RHEX VIRG dist.jpg
Natural range of Rhexia virginica from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name is Handsome Harry (Nelson 2006).

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).

Ecology

Habitat

Found in wet ditches, savannas, flatwoods, and pond margins, and sometimes in standing water (Nelson 2006).

Phenology

Blooms July through October (Nelson 2006).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

References and notes

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