meadow beauty
noun
: any of a genus (Rhexia of the family Melastomaceae, the meadow-beauty family) of perennial North American herbs with showy solitary or cymose flowers
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Regular, low-intensity fires keep the ground open and sunny, and allow an incredibly diverse understory to flourish: pine lilies, meadow beauties, white bog orchids, carnivorous pitcher plants and dozens of native grasses.
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Andrea De Stefano, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
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Andrea De Stefano, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Meadow beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadow%20beauty. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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