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Sabatia gentianoides

Sabatia gentianoides Elliott

pinewoods rose gentian

Synonym(s): Lapithea gentianoides
Sabatia gentianoides (Pinewoods Rose Gentian)
Image ID: 16992
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: SAGE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sabatia gentianoides
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-02-06

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: SABAT
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Sabatia
GENUS AUTHORITY: Adans.
GENUS COMMON: Rose gentian
GENUS SUMMARY: (contributed by B.A. Sorrie and A.S. Weakley)
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Wilbur (1955)=Z.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: GENTIA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Gentianaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Gentian Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 87 genera and about 1650 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, cosmopolitan (Struwe & Albert 2002).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Ho & Liu (1999); Wood & Weaver (1982); Struwe & Albert (2002). [also see MENYANTHACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Erect perennial of pine savannas and bogs.
STEMS: Stems vaguely 4-angled, branched above only.
LEAVES: Leaves opposite, linear, 1-4 in. long; elliptic to spoon-shaped basal leaves often present too.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers 1-5 in a compact terminal cluster; pink; about 1 1/4 in. wide; consisting of usually 10 oblong-lance-shaped petals with oblique tips and yellow at the base (making a yellow ring in the flower center), 10 linear to lance-shaped sepals, and prominent yellow anthers and pistil.
FRUITS: Fruit an ellipsoid to ovoid capsule.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 6-20 in.
DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Opposite
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:
FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Jul-Aug
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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BLOOM COLOR: Pink
White Red Pink Orange Yellow Green Blue Lavender Purple Violet Brown Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD: Sep-Oct.
DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Bogs/pocosins, Pine savannas
NATIVE RANGE:
HORTICULTURAL
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
1847 1986-1628 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
2938 1847 64 NCBG staff 1984-03-11 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: SAGE
USDA Common Name: Pinewoods Rose Gentian
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL OBL FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sabatia gentianoides
COMMON NAME:
SYNONYMY: [= GW, K, RAB, WH3, Z; = Lapithea gentianoides (Elliott) Grisebach - S]
PHENOLOGY: Jul-Aug; Sep-Oct.
HABITAT: Pine savannas, bogs.
COMMENTS: NC south to ne. FL and Panhandle FL, west to se. TX.
RANGE MAP: Sabatia gentianoides.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Gentianaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Gentian Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 87 genera and about 1650 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, cosmopolitan (Struwe & Albert 2002).
REFERENCE: Ho & Liu (1999); Wood & Weaver (1982); Struwe & Albert (2002). [also see MENYANTHACEAE]
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Sabatia Adans. (Rose gentian)
SUMMARY: (contributed by B.A. Sorrie and A.S. Weakley)
REFERENCE: Wilbur (1955)=Z.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Sabatia gentianoides in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Sabatia gentianoides in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Sabatia gentianoides in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Sabatia gentianoides in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Sabatia gentianoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sabatia gentianoides

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 16992 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 21835 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 21835 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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