Sabatia

<i>Sabatia</i>

Sabatia

Genus of plants

For the mollusc genus, see Sabatia (gastropod).

Sabatia, the rose gentians,[1] is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to eastern and central North America (Nova Scotia west to Wisconsin and New Mexico, and south to Florida and Texas), Central America, and the Caribbean.[2][3]

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Sabatia dodecandra, the marsh rose gentian, Liberty Co. Florida.

They are annual or perennial herbaceous plants growing to 10–130 cm tall, with opposite leaves. The flowers are produced in large cymes at the top of the stems; the flower corolla has 5–12 lobes, colored pink or white, with a contrasting central yellow 'eye'. The fruit is a capsule containing numerous small seeds.[3]

Selected species

Source: USDA, Arkansas Native Plant Society[2][4]

Cultivation and uses

Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens.[3]

References

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  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sabatia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 4: 157. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0.
  4. [4]
    Witsell, T. (2005). Pelton's Rose-Gentian. Claytonia 25 (2): 3. pdf file Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine


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