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Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

A prolific wildflower in the nature reserve

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Species ID Suggestions

Virginia Meadow Beauty

Rhexia virginica

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
catgrin
I love the mix of color they bring to the ground!
catgrin
Some images from other sites looked less like the flower, but this page shows an illustration of the seed pods, which I could just make out a couple of in your photo. That helped with the i.d. http://middlewoodjournal.blogspot.com/2011/06/meadow-beauty-and-horse-nettle.html

Spotted for Missions

Flowers of the Southeastern United States
Mission
Flowers of North America
Mission
Mason Farm Biological Reserve
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedNovember 1, 2014

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