Stems 30–150 cm, densely pilose. Leaves: petiole 1–8 mm, pilose; blade lanceolate to ovate, 5–15 × 1.5–4.5 cm, surfaces pilose. Peduncles densely pilose. Pedicels pilose. Flowers: corolla dark pink to pink; corona dark to pale pink; anthers brown.

Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep; fruiting Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Pond and lake shores, marshes, bogs, saturated sandy and rocky soils, wet meadows, flatwoods, riparian woods, thickets.
Elevation: 0–900 m.

Distribution

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N.B., N.S., P.E.I., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Maine, Md., Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tex., Vt., Va.

Discussion

Subspecies pulchra is most common on the coastal plain east of the Appalachian Mountains. There are sporadic occurrences outside this region, and the sub­species has been collected at several sites in eastern Texas. A record from western Illinois (Henry County) may represent a mistaken locality or a waif—there is no evidence that subsp. pulchra persists there. Only a single record is known from Prince Edward Island (Blaney 3274 [ACAD]). The name A. incarnata var. pulchra is often seen in the literature, but this combination attributed to Persoon was unranked by him (K. Gandhi, pers. comm.).

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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