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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Sabatia |
| Species: | S. brevifolia |
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It grows in the United States, in the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.[1]
References
- "Plants Profile for Sabatia brevifolia (shortleaf rose gentian)". plants.usda.gov.
- "Florida Native Plant Society".
- "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
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