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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sabatia brachiata
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabatia brachiata
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-01-004:
Sabatia brachiata FAMILY Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabbatia brachiata
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Rose-pink, Narrowleaf Rose-gentian, Narrowleaf Sabatia
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sabr9_001_lvd
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Will Stuart wilsbrachiata_180627_2514
June Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Flowers at ends of branches forming a more or less cylindrical inflorescence, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wilsbrachiata_180627_2518
June Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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Will Stuart wilsbrachiata_180701_0318
July Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Basal rosette leaves present during flowering; stems generally not winged, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).
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Will Stuart wilsbrachiata_180701_0352
July Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Petals pink to rosy pink (occasionally white) w yellow bases outlined in red, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sabatia brachiata
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabatia brachiata
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-01-004:
Sabatia brachiata
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabbatia brachiata
3044
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Mesic pinelands, longleaf pine sandhills, pine savannas, pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink to darker rose
(rarely white), with a yellow eye bordered in red
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate corolla
5 stamens, fused to corolla
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011) p158
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p229
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p298
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p317
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p064
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p215
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p187
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p125
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p080
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