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Pink purslane (Portulaca pilosa, Portulacaceae)
Native
Thick leaves, hairs in leaf axils.
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Showy milkwort (Asemeia violacea, Polygalaceae)
Native
In 2012, the name of this species was changed from Polygala violacea to Asemeia violacea. It has also been known as P. grandiflora.
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Partridge pea ( Chamaecrista fasciculata, Fabaceae)
Native
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Strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum, Myrtaceae)
Not native
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Pitted stripeseed, piriqueta (Piriqueta cistoides, Turneraceae)
Native
Styles 3, stamens 5. Flower buds have a distinctive shape.
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Fringed meadowbeauty (Rhexia petiolata, Melastomataceae)
Native
The bottom right-hand photo shows the distinguishing characteristics of this Rhexia: hypanthium glabrous, leaf margins with distinctly ciliate teeth. The similar Nuttall's meadowbeauty (R. Nuttallii) has a hypanthium with gland-tipped trichomes and leaf margins with blunt teeth or teeth with short trichomes.
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Rusty staggerbush (Lyonia ferruginea, Ericaceae)
Native
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