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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Melastomataceae
Rhexia virginica L.
handsome-harry, Virginia meadow-beauty, wing-stem meadow-pitchers
Rhexia: name used by Pliny for some unknown plant
virginica: of Virginia
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-24" tall forb; stems almost square and narrowly winged |
| Flower: | pink, 4-parted, 1"-1 1/2" wide, back often hairy; inflorescence a terminal cluster (cyme) of stalked flowers; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaf: | opposite, oval to lance-like, hairy |
| Habitat: | moist meadows, ditches; in wet sandy-peaty soil |
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