Rhexia salicifolia
Rhexia salicifolia
Found in drawdown zones of Coastal Plain depression ponds and interdune swales. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Florida edition What its natural habitat tells you
Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?
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Recorded in 9 Florida counties.
Natural habitats
Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.
Depression ponds and limesinks
Shallow ponds in Coastal Plain depressions, such as limesinks and the ponds in some Carolina bays, that rise and fall with the seasons.
Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them.
Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Florida. Shared habitat, not food. 186 animals.
- American CootFulica americana
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- American WigeonAnas americana
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black SkimmerRynchops niger
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Common LoonGavia immer
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Eastern Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Florida Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia floridana
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Who uses this plant?
6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL
Genus host records with ranges including FL · Rhexia
- Chloridea subflexaSubflexus Straw, Groundcherry Sun Moth
- Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
- Cymatophora approximariaLarge Scalloped-Wing, Giant Grey
- Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
- Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-Border
- Xanthotype rufariaRufous Geometer
8BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Rhexia
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Plant details
- Family
- MELASTOMATACEAE
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Florida rank | S3 |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| FL status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Atlas of Florida Plants
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition
- NatureServe Explorer
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications

























