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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabatia capitata   FAMILY Gentianaceae

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

Lapithea capitata

 

COMMON NAME:
Cumberland Rose-gentian, Appalachian Rose-gentian


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image of Sabatia capitata, Cumberland Rose-gentian, Appalachian Rose-gentian

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_capitata_cumberl_11

July        

Corolla lobes have a semicircular yellow patch at the base, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).

image of Sabatia capitata, Cumberland Rose-gentian, Appalachian Rose-gentian

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_capitata_cumberl_30

July        

Leaves 1-2" long, lanceolate with acute tips, sessile or somewhat clasping, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Sabatia capitata, Cumberland Rose-gentian, Appalachian Rose-gentian

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_capitata_cumberl11b

July        

Each flower subtended by two 1-2cm long, oblong to elliptic bracts, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).

image of Sabatia capitata, Cumberland Rose-gentian, Appalachian Rose-gentian

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_sabatia_capitata_25

July        

image of Sabatia capitata, Cumberland Rose-gentian, Appalachian Rose-gentian

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_sabatia_capitata_35

September        

Corolla lobes elliptical or ovate to spatulate, tips usually rounded-obtuse, per Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabatia capitata   FAMILY Gentianaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3776

Forb
Annual/Biennial

Habitat: Sloping woodlands and meadows, over sandstone or shale, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia & apparently North Carolina

Rare in GA (historically in NC, but not recently seen)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite & basal
Leaves sessile
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Summer
Pale pink or white with a yellow eye
Radially symmetrical
7-12 lobed campanulate calyx subtended by two bracts
7-12 lobed rotate corolla

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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