Synonym

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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: of St. Mary

Native Plant

Yes

Life Form

Perennial Herb

Flowering Period

Summer

Physiographic Province

  ☐ Piedmont  ☑ Coastal Plain

Habitat

Wet meadows, power-line swales and roadside ditches

State Status

Common (S5, demonstrably secure)

Piedmont Status

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Coastal Plain Status

Common (S5, demonstrably secure)

Global Status

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Federal Status

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Invasive

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Invasive Watchlist

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Additional Info

Variety mariana: Massachusetts south to Florida (stems faces unequal, stem angles round); variety interior: west of the Appalachian Mt.'s.; variety exalbida: North Carolina south to Florida, west to Mississippi.