Rhexia petiolata

fringed meadowbeauty
Family

Melastomataceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite, decussate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

elliptic, lanceolate, ovate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

pink, purple

Flower Month

June - September

Height (meters)

0.2 - 0.6

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

FACW

Habitat

Peaty, sandy soils of moist pinelands; acid bogs on the coastal plain.