Melastomataceae
Rhexia

Rhexia mariana L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 346 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Weakley, A.S. & al. (2024). Studies in the vascular flora of the Southeastern United States. X. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 18: 17-77.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Weakley, A.S. & al. (2024). Studies in the vascular flora of the Southeastern United States. X. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 18: 17-77.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K003899276 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K003899315 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8234] United States K003899267 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8342] United States K003899254 Yes
House, H.D. [237] United States K003899319 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8371] United States K003899257 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] K003899274 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K003899334 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8501] United States K003899261 Yes
Eaton, A.A. [1053] United States K003899310 Yes
House, H.D. [195] United States K003899317 Yes
Longbottom, W.D. [11730] United States K003899304 Yes
[Torry] [s.n.] United States K003899309 Yes
Kral, R. [66081] United States K003899252 Yes
Bush, B.F. [145] United States K003899330 Yes
House, H.D. [261] United States K003899316 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5754] United States K003899311 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8090] United States K003899263 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8068] United States K003899258 Yes
[Tho. P. Jones] [s.n.] K003899321 Yes
Freire-Fierro, A.; Horwitz, R. [3375] United States K003899247 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7908] United States K003899264 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Rudman, R.; Johnson, F.L. [C0799] United States K003899249 Yes
Fredholm, A. [5258] United States K003899326 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7666] United States K003899260 Yes
Langley Kitching [s.n.] United States K003899269 Yes
Darlington, W. [s.n.] United States K003899275 Yes
Kral, R. [66060] United States K003899251 Yes
Ferguson, I.K.; Ferguson, L.F. [4273] United States K003899248 Yes
[J. W. Surkill] [559] United States K003899327 Yes
[J. Hale] [s.n.] K003899272 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K003899306 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003899270 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [4906] United States K003899333 Yes
Chapman, S.W. [s.n.] K003899271 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [935] United States K003899331 Yes
Rugel [s.n.] United States K003899328 Yes
House, H.D. [237] United States K003899318 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7950] United States K003899255 Yes
Drummond [32] United States K003899307 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8309] United States K003899320 Yes
Bell, C.R. [s.n.] United States K003899268 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7984] United States K003899266 Yes
Kral, R. [s.n.] United States K003899250 Yes
Kral, R. [s.n.] United States K003899324 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K003899332 Yes
Boon, E. [299] United States K003899265 Yes
Darlington [s.n.] K003899308 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] K003899273 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K003899335 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [[503a]] United States K003899312 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8165] United States K003899256 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8101] United States K003899259 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001666001 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7869] United States K003899262 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003899329 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0