Savannah meadow beauty

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Title:
Savannah meadow beauty
Description:
Savannah meadow beauty. From Natural Gardens (pages 365-367): "Perennials with showy flowers having the corollas borne above the ovary on the vase-like structure (hypanthium) which is free from the enclosed ovary. The 4 sepals spread from the rim of this hypanthium; ovary 4-celled: leaf-blades oval or narrower, commonly 3-veined from near the base. Most of the meadow beauties are eastern bog plants. Of these an especially noteworthy one is the tall savannah meadow beauty (R. Alifanus, fig. 57)..."
Topics:
Botany
Subjects:
Flowers
Meadowbeauty
Savannah meadowbeauty (Rhexia alifanus)
Original Format:
Hand colored lantern slide
Extent:
3.25 x 4 in.
Item identifier:
0021014
Photographer:
Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 more info on Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 
Created Date:
circa to
Genre:
Close-up views
Location:
Big Savannah (N.C.)
Digital Project:
B. W. Wells