Rhexia mariana

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Rhexia mariana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Rhexia
Species: R. mariana
Binomial name
Rhexia mariana
L.
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Natural range of Rhexia mariana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: Maryland meadowbeauty

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Rhexia mariana:

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Halictidae: Augochloropsis anonyma

Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes