Sabatia calycina

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Sabatia calycina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Sabatia
Species:
S. calycina
Binomial name
Sabatia calycina

Sabatia calycina, commonly known as coastal rose gentian or coastal rose-pink, is a perennial flower native to North America and the Caribbean.[1]

Description

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Sabatia calycina varies in height between 8 to 50 cm (3 to 20 in).[2] The leaves are oppositely arranged and elliptic in shape, reaching a length of 2 to 7 cm (0.8 to 2.8 in) and a width of 0.5 to 2.5 cm (0.2 to 1.0 in). Basal leaves are notably absent, but basal offshoots are often present.[3]

When inflorescence occurs it is white to pale pink in color.[4] The corolla lobes are oblanceolate in shape, reaching a length between 7 and 15 mm (0.3 and 0.6 in). The sepals are commonly longer than the lobes.[3] S. calycina blooms from March through November.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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Within North America S. calycina may be found in the southeastern coastal plain region, its range stretching from Virginia south to Florida and westwards to Texas.[5] Disjunct populations also exist in western Cuba and the Dominican Republic.[6]

Sabatia calycina is considered by the United States Department of Agriculture to be an obligate wetland species.[5] As such, it can be found in mesic environments such as along river banks and within swamp forests.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Sorrie, Bruce A.; Weakley, Alan S. (January 2001). "Coastal Plain Vascular Plant Endemics: Phytogeographic Patterns". Castanea. 66 (1): 50–82.
  2. ^ "Sabatia calycina in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  3. ^ a b Radford, Albert E.; Ahles, Harry E.; Bell, C. Ritchie (December 21, 1968). Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807810873.
  4. ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  5. ^ a b "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  6. ^ Weakley, Alan S.; Sorrie, Bruce A. (2001). "Coastal Plain vascular plant endemics: phytogeographic patterns". Castanea. 66 (1/2): 50–82.
  7. ^ "Sabatia calycina (Coastal Rose-pink) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-07.