Contains 12 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
SABATIA Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 503. 1763.
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TYPE: Sabatia dodecandra (Linnaeus) Britton et al. (Chironia dodecandra Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabatia angularis | ROSEPINK | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia brevifolia | SHORTLEAF ROSEGENTIAN | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia calycina | COASTAL ROSEGENTIAN | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia campanulata | SLENDER ROSEGENTIAN | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia decandra | BARTRAM'S ROSEGENTIAN | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia difformis | LANCELEAF ROSEGENTIAN | Native OBL (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia dodecandra | MARSH ROSEGENTIAN | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia gentianoides | PINEWOODS ROSEGENTIAN | Native OBL (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia grandiflora | LARGEFLOWER ROSEGENTIAN | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia macrophylla | LARGELEAF ROSEGENTIAN | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia quadrangula | FOURANGLE ROSEGENTIAN | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Sabatia stellaris | ROSE-OF-PLYMOUTH | Native OBL (NWPL) FACW (DEP) |
Identification Key
1. Sepals and petals with 7-14 lobes
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1. Sepals and petals with 5-7 lobes
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2. Flowers sessile or pedicel to 2.5 mm long
2. Flowers pedicellate, the pedicel 8-80 mm long
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3. Leaves succulent, linear in distal half of stem, basal ones often present at flowering and dissimilar from distal ones; calyx lobes subulate, succulent
3. Leaves chartaceous, distally lanceolate, elliptic, to linear, basal ones often absent at flowering and similar to distal ones; calyx lobes linear, chartaceous
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4. Not or only weakly stoloniferous; internodes mostly >1.25 times as long as subtending leaves; mostly brackish areas
4. Stoloniferous; internodes moslty <1.25 times as long as subtending leaves; mostly freshwater areas
5. Upper branches or peduncles opposite
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5. Upper branches or peduncles alternate
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6. Stem terete; calyx lobes 0.1-3(4) mm long; leaves and distal stem glaucous
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6. Stem 4-angled, at least distally; calyx lobes (4)5-15 mm long; not glaucous or only slightly so
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7. Calyx lobes erect to spreading, subequal to shorter than the tube
7. Calyx lobes recurved, longer than the tube
8. Pedicels 0.5-6 cm long; corolla pink, rarely white
8. Pedicels 0.2-1 cm long; corolla white
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9. Stem subterete proximally, not winged
9. Stem 4-angled and winged proximally, wings 0.1-0.5 mm
10. Calyx lobes oblanceolate to spatulate, foliaceous
10. Calyx lobes linear, subulate, filiform, to setaceous, not foliaceous
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11. Calyx lobes setaceous to subulate, 3-8 mm long, <½ as long as corolla; corolla white
11. Calyx lobes linear, (4)6-25(30) mm long, >½ as long as corolla; corolla pink
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12. Perennial, stems 1-many, often the stems and branches erect and densely clustered in the basal part of the plant, distal branches strict to divaricate; leaves generally wider than the adjacent stem; calyx lobes usually >0.8 times as long as corolla; corolla lobes 6-24 mm long
12. Annual or biennial, stems single to uncommonly multiple, the branches primarily divaricate to ascending and slightly arching; leaves narrower to wider than the stem; calyx lobes usually <0.8 times as long as corollas
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13. Stems single and usually unbranched below the middle; leaves 0.5-2(5) mm wide, linear to linear-lanceolate or linear-oblanceolate and narrowly acute at the tip, usually subequal to narrower than the adjacent stem, thick and rugose, venation obscure; corolla lobes (13)17-30 mm long; of inland areas
13. Stems single to multiple, and often some plants branched below the middle; leaves (1)2-10(15) mm wide, linear-oblong to narrowly elliptic with rounded to obtuse apices (at least in proximal half), usually wider than the adjacent stem (at least in proximal half), thin and smooth, venation often visible on larger leaves; corolla lobes 5-20 mm long; of coastal areas
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapithea | Lapithea Grisebach, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 48. 1845. | TYPE: Lapithea gentianoides (Elliott) Grisebach (Sabatia gentianoides Elliott) | |
| Neurola | Neurola Rafinesque, New Fl. 4: 92. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Neurola arkanzica Rafinesque | |
| Pleienta | Pleienta Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 3: 30. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Chironia dodecandra Linnaeus = Sabatia Linnaeus 1753. |