Sabatia brevifolia

Sabatia brevifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Sabatia
Species:
S. brevifolia
Binomial name
Sabatia brevifolia

Sabatia brevifolia, commonly known as shortleaf or short-leaved rose gentian (or rose-gentian), narrowleaf or narrow-leaved sabatia, white marsh-pink or white sabatia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sabatia and the family Gentianaceae.[1] It is an annual that grows in moist flatwoods and savannahs.[2] It grows from 1–3 feet tall and the flowers have five white petals with pointed tips.[3]

It grows in the United States, in the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plants Profile for Sabatia brevifolia (shortleaf rose gentian)". plants.usda.gov.
  2. ^ "Florida Native Plant Society".
  3. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.


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