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Sabatia
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]
| Sabatia | |
|---|---|
| Sabatia angularis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Tribe: | Chironieae |
| Subtribe: | Chironiinae |
| Genus: | Sabatia Adans. |
| Species | |
| See text | |
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 edit
Source: USDA, Arkansas Native Plant Society[2][4]
- Sabatia angularis
- Sabatia arenicola
- Sabatia arkansana
- Sabatia bartramii
- Sabatia brachiata
- Sabatia brevifolia
- Sabatia calycina
- Sabatia campanulata
- Sabatia campestris
- Sabatia capitata
- Sabatia difformis
- Sabatia dodecandra
- Sabatia formosa
- Sabatia gentianoides
- Sabatia grandiflora
- Sabatia kennedyana
- Sabatia macrophylla
- Sabatia quadrangula
- Sabatia stellaris
Cultivation and uses edit
Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens.[3]
References edit
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- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sabatia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ a b "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 4: 157. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0.
- ^ Witsell, T. (2005). Pelton's Rose-Gentian. Claytonia 25 (2): 3. pdf file 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine