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Rhexia petiolata Walter
Fringed meadowbeauty

Family: Melastomataceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Rhexia petiolata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Rhexia petiolata has been found in the following 3 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native

Rhexia petiolata has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Lee County Native