Fringed Meadowbeauty (Rhexia petiolata)
Description
Rhexia species are herbaceous perennials. Opposite leaves are simple, ovate to lanceolate and have typical acrodromous venation (prominent arcuate nerves) of Melastomataceae. Stems have four faces; one set is broader and convex, the other set is narrower, concave. Flowers are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical), 2-3cm in diameter, pink-purple to white, (yellow in R. lutea), petals 4, sepals 4, stamens 8. Bright yellow anthers are long and curved counterclockwise. Seeds are cochleate (noncochleate in R. alifanus).
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Melastomataceae
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Genus: Rhexia
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