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Rhexia
Sign in to saveRhexia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. Rhexia species are commonly called "meadow beauty" and 11 to 13 species of Rhexia have been recognized depending on different taxonomic treatments.
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It is catalogued under topics including Melastomataceae genera and Rhexia.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 690
- With media
- 548
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Collections
- NCSC, BAYLU, WFU, BRIT, MISSA, ANSP
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Melastomataceae
- Image
- Rhexia virginica (9551639177).jpg
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- taxon name
- Rhexia
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Rhexia
- taxon common name
- meadowbeauty
- Commons category
- Rhexia
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Description
- Pollination
- Taxonomy
- Molecular phylogeny
- Species list
- References
Rhexia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. Rhexia species are commonly called "meadow beauty" and 11 to 13 species of Rhexia have been recognized depending on different taxonomic treatments.
== Distribution == left|thumb|Natural habitat of '''Rhexia sp.', Gainesville, Florida Unlike other members of the same family showing pantropical distribution, Rhexia is mainly distributed in temperate region of southeastern part of North America; from Nova Scotia to Florida and the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico) and west to eastern Texas. The species of Rhexia are frequently found in wet meadows, coastal plain marshes, sandy wetlands and lake edges, pine woods, and road-side swales. Most Rhexia species successfully establish on open areas disturbed by recurrent burning or reclamation.
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