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].