Biology:Rhexia virginica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Rhexia virginica
Rhexia virginica.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Rhexia
Species:
R. virginica
Binomial name
Rhexia virginica

Rhexia virginica, the handsome Harry[2] or Virginia meadow-beauty, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to much of eastern North America, and is often found in moist, often acidic soils in open areas.[3]

This species is a perennial herb that is easily identified by its distinctly angled stems. It produces purple-pink flowers in the summer that use buzz pollination for reproduction.[4]

Gallery

  • Rhexia virginica (9551639177).jpg
  • Rhexia virginica (9551643151).jpg
  • Virginia Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica) (42921392652).jpg

  • Seeds

  • Distribution map

References

  1. ↑ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Rhexia virginica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T64323209A67730662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64323209A67730662.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64323209/67730662. Retrieved 29 July 2023. 
  2. ↑ "Rhexia virginica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RHVI. Retrieved 20 October 2015. 
  3. ↑ http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/meadow_beauty.htm Rhexia virginica at Illinois Wildflowers
  4. ↑ [1] The pollination ecology of buzz-pollinated Rhexia virginica (Melastomataceae) Am. J. Bot. April 1999 vol. 86 no. 4 502-511

Wikidata ☰ Q16758088 entry




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