Rhexia lutea
yellow meadowbeauty, yellow meadow beauty
Family
Melastomataceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite, decussate
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
dentate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, oblanceolate, obovate, cuneate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Petals
4
Flower Month
April - July
Height (meters)
0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Natural History
A pine flatwoods, bog species that is common on the northern fringes of coastal prairie. While it was found only once on a remnant adjacent to pine flatwoods it is likely that its range extended into prairie.
Habitat
Moist savannas and open pinelands.