subfamily
Melastomatoideae
Melastomatoideae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Melastomatoideae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Virginia Meadowbeauty
Rhexia virginica
caterpillars
2
flowers
3
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Yellow Meadowbeauty
Rhexia lutea
caterpillars
1
flowers
4
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Savannah Meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Short-stemmed Meadowbeauty
Rhexia petiolata
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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West Indian Lilac
Miconia bicolor
food
4
flowers
1
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Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
flowers
5
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West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
flowers
4
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Maid Marian
Rhexia nashii
flowers
2
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Nuttall's Meadowbeauty
Rhexia nuttallii
flowers
2
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Awned Meadowbeauty
Rhexia aristosa
flowers
2