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Gentianaceae
Sabatia

Sabatia capitata (Rafinesque) Blake. Common name: Cumberland Rose-gentian. Phenology: Jul-Aug; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Sloping woodlands and meadows, over sandstone or shale. Distribution: Sw. NC (?) and se. TN south to nw. GA and c. AL. Apparently present in NC, at least formerly, based on a specimen collected "from Cherokee", probably Cherokee County, NC (Wilbur 1955), a remarkably poorly botanized area.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4, Tn, Wilbur (1955); = Lapithea boykinii (A.Gray) Small; = Lapithea capitata (Raf.) Small — S, S13; = n/a — RAB; = Sabatia boykinii A.Gray. Basionym: Pleienta capitata Raf. 1836

Links to other floras: = Sabatia capitata - FNA14

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