Contains 10 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
RHEXIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 346. 1753.
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TYPE: Rhexia virginica Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 582. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| Rhexia alifanus | Smooth Meadow-beauty | |||
| Rhexia aristosa | Awned Meadow-beauty, Bristly Meadow-beauty | |||
| Rhexia cubensis | West Indies Meadow-beauty | |||
| Rhexia lutea | Yellow Meadow-beauty, Golden Meadow-beauty | |||
| Rhexia mariana var. exalbida | White Meadow-beauty | |||
| Rhexia mariana var. mariana | Maryland Meadow-beauty, Dull Meadow-beauty, Pale Meadow-beauty | |||
| Rhexia nashii | Hairy Meadow-beauty, Maid Marian | |||
| Rhexia petiolata | Ciliate Meadow-beauty, Short-stemmed Meadow-beauty | |||
| Rhexia ventricosa | Swollen Meadow-beauty | |||
| Rhexia virginica | Virginia Meadow-beauty, Deergrass, Handsome Harry, Wing-stem Meadow-beauty |
Identification Key
1. Anthers straight or nearly so, 1-2.5 mm long
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1. Anthers usually curved, 3-11 mm long
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2. Stem internodes hirsute; leaf blades linear, oblong, to spatulate; petals yellow
2. Stem internodes glabrous; leaf blades ovate; petals pink
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3. Plant 9-40 cm tall; leaf margins eciliate or ciliate; hypanthium stipitate-glandular
3. Plant 18-70 cm tall; leaf margins ciliate; hypanthium glabrous except for a few trichomes near the apex
4. Stems glabrous; leaves glabrous; seeds wedge-shaped
4. Stems stipitate-glandular to glabrate; leaves stipitate-glandular, strigose, hirsute, or villous
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5. Faces of the stem subequal and flat
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5. Faces of the stem unequal, one opposing pair wide and convex, the other pair narrow and concave
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6. Leaf blades linear, oblong, to oblanceolate, twisted and held rather vertically
6. Leaf blades lanceolate, ovate, to elliptic, held relatively horizontal
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7. Leaf blade elliptic, widest near the middle, larger ones 1-3 cm long; petals white
7. Leaf blade lanceolate to ovate, widest below the middle, larger ones 2.5-7 cm long; petals lavender
8. Leaf blade mostly elliptic; anthers mostly 3-4 mm long
8. Leaf blades mostly linear, linear-oblanceolate, lanceolate, or ovate; anthers mostly 5-11 mm long
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9. Mature hypanthium 6-11 mm long; petals 1-1.5 cm long; anthers 5-8 mm long
9. Mature hypanthium 9-20 mm long; petals 1.5-2.5 cm long; anthers 7-11 mm long
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10. Leaf blades linear-oblong to linear-lanceolate; petals 1.5-2 cm long; hypanthium stipitate-glandular
10. Leaf blades lanceolate to linear-lanceolate; petals 2-2.5 cm long; hypanthium
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||