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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sabatia difformis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
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Read more about White Sabatia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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).
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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).
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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).
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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
3114
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, bogs, pocosins, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p137
- Gentians of the Eastern US (Drake, 2011) p172
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p376
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p134
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p180
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p064
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p216
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p166
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