Sabatia campanulata, commonly known as the slender rose gentian[1] or slender marsh-pink, is an herbaceous plant in the gentian family. It is native to the primarily to the southeastern United States.[2]
| Sabatia campanulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Sabatia |
| Species: | S. campanulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabatia campanulata | |
This species is most abundant in coastal areas. Its natural habitat is open, moist, acidic areas such as bogs, seeps, and pine savannas.[3] Populations extend northward, and become increasingly rare, up the Atlantic Coast to Massachusetts.[4]
It is a perennial that produces pink flowers in the summer.
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Sabatia campanulata |
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| Chironia campanulata |
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