OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sabatia difformis   FAMILY Gentianaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabatia difformis   FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-01-001:

Sabatia difformis   FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sabatia difformis

 

COMMON NAME:
White Sabatia, Lanceleaf Rose-gentian, Lanceleaf Sabatia


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image of Sabatia difformis, White Sabatia, Lanceleaf Rose-gentian, Lanceleaf Sabatia

Will Stuart    wilsdifformis_180628_2713

June    Richmond County    NC

Stem rounded or slightly angled, 1-3' tall; basal leaves absent, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Sabatia difformis, White Sabatia, Lanceleaf Rose-gentian, Lanceleaf Sabatia

Will Stuart    wil_736360953_5d8f5dfe3d

July    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Petals white with a small greenish-yellow base, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Sabatia difformis, White Sabatia, Lanceleaf Rose-gentian, Lanceleaf Sabatia

Will Stuart    wilsdifformis_180701_0113

July    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Flowers at ends of branches forming flat or convex tops, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Sabatia difformis, White Sabatia, Lanceleaf Rose-gentian, Lanceleaf Sabatia

Will Stuart    wilsdifformis_180701_0145

July    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

A small "pocket" on the seepage slope apparently provided perfect conditions.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sabatia difformis   FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabatia difformis   FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-01-001:
Sabatia difformis   FAMILY Gentianaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sabatia difformis

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3114

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: pine savannas, bogs, pocosins, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate corolla
5 stamens, fused to corolla

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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