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Handsome Harry

Rhexia virginica

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Short erect plant that sometimes crawls (as in the case of this one). Moderately hairy stem and leaves. Flowers are pale purple with four petals and eight bright yellow anthers.

Habitat:

Pondside. Mid-Lothian Mines Park, Virginia.

Notes:

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/meadow_beauty.htm

Reference Links:

Plants Profile for Rhexia virginica (handsome Harry)

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