Melastomataceae
Yellow meadowbeauty
Rhexia lutea
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Rhexia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yellow meadowbeauty
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 272 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: evangrimes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Farren Dell Rossman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Farren Dell Rossman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.