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Coastal rose gentian

Sabatia calycina

Coastal rose gentian
Photo: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0
Family
Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. U.S.A. to Texas, Cuba, Dominican Rep.
Climate
subtropical

About

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

Where it grows

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. Disjunct populations also exist in western Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

Other Sabatia plants

Rosepink · Pelton's Rose Gentian · Shortleaf rose gentian · Slender rose gentian · Texas star · Appalachian rose gentian · Marsh rose gentian · Largeflower rose gentian · Plymouth rose gentian · Fourangle rose gentian · Rose of Plymouth · Rose gentian

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sabatia calycina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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