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MELASTOMATACEAE
Melastoma Family
Rhexia mariana var. mariana  (Maryland meadow-beauty)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Rhexia: from the Greek rhexio, (rupture), referring to the belief the plant had curative benefits for ruptures; mariana: Maryland
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
July-August
Physiographic Province
☐ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Wet meadows, power-line swales and roadside ditches
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
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Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Southern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
Stems faces unequal, stem angles round.
Additional Info
Variety mariana: Massachusetts south to Florida; variety interior: west of the Appalachian Mt.'s.; variety exalbida: North Carolina south to Florida, west to Mississippi.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
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