Latin name:	Rhexia virginica L.
Botanical family:	Melastomaceae
Growth habit:	Herb
Vernacular name(s):	Virginia meadow beauty, vigenar wood (Eng.) rhéxie de Virginie (Fr.)
Uses:	• Leaves and stems : Made into a brew to clean the throat and used as a sour drink [Algonquians 63, Mi'kmaq 60].