Taxon: Rhexia mariana L. var. interior (Pennell) Kral & Bostick

Summary

Genus:

Rhexia

Family:

Melastomataceae

Nomen number:

449997

Place of publication:

Sida 3(6):410. 1969

Verified:

03/13/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Rhexia mariana L. (8 active accession[s])
Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana (0 active accession[s])
Rhexia mariana L. var. ventricosa (Fernald & Griscom) Kral & Bostick (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Rhexia interior Pennell

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: = Rhexia interior Pennell
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
Kral, R. & P. E. Bostick. 1969. The genus Rhexia (Melastomataceae). Sida 3:387-440.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	showy meadow-pitcher		as Rhexia interior	1	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: = Rhexia interior Pennell

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Reference(s)

McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=449997. Accessed 15 April 2026.