| Accepted name: |
Rhexia virginica L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Rhexia latifolia Bush
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| English names: |
Deer-grass
Common Meadow-beauty
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
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| OPL Code: |
HRHEVI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Leaves and stems used to make a sour drink. "Brew" from leaves and stems used for cleaning the throat(*69)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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