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Rhexia alifanus Walter
savannah meadowbeauty

       
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Photo of Rhexia alifanus Walter
Milo Pyne. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Rhexia alifanus Walter

  RHGL5 Rhexia glabella Michx.
 

Distribution:
Rhexia alifanus Walter

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USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Rhexia alifanus Walter

View 23 genera in Melastomataceae, 12 species in Rhexia
 

Classification:
Rhexia alifanus Walter

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Melastomataceae – Melastome family
Genus Rhexia L. – meadowbeauty
Species Rhexia alifanus Walter – savannah meadowbeauty
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Rhexia alifanus Walter

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW NO FACW NO NO NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Rhexia glabella:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+ NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Rhexia alifanus Walter

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Low              

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Rhexia alifanus Walter

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27687.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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