Rhexia virginica L.
Virginia meadowbeauty, northern meadowbeauty, wingstem meadowpitchers
Virginia meadowbeauty, northern meadowbeauty, wingstem meadowpitchers
October 7,
Hale Reservation, Dover
The urceolate (vase-shaped) hypanthium (an enlargement of the receptacle underneath the calyx) is persistent at fruit and forms the "pitcher." Photo credit Luba Batuner