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Sabatia decandra (Walter) R.M. Harper. Common name: Bartram's Rose-gentian. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Margins of Taxodium ascendens-Nyssa depressions, wet pine flatwoods, boggy roadsides. Distribution: Ne. SC south to s. FL, west to s. AL and se. MS.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Walter's ((1788) name S. decandra was rejected by Wilbur (1955) as being too uncertain as to the intended species, leading to his giving this species the new name S. bartramii. Ward (2007e) argued for retention of the older name and neotypified it. We agree with Ward (2007e) and reinstate S. decandra, particularly as a major part of Wilbur's argument is based on the non-overlap of the range of S. decandra and the stated area covered by Walter, yet as a community we have gradually appreciated that a considerable number of species in Walter (1788) are not plausibly from the vicinity of his plantation, undermining Wilbur's argument.

Synonymy : = Fl5, FNA14, K4, WH3, Ward (2007e); = Sabatia bartramii Wilbur — GW2, Wilbur (1955); = Sabatia dodecandra (L.) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenb. var. coriacea (Elliott) H.E.Ahles — RAB; = Sabbatia decandra (Walter) R.M.Harper — S, S13; Chironia decandra Walter — (basionym)

Links to other floras: = Sabatia decandra - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)

Heliophily : 9

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image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Sabatia bartramii, along U.S. 341, near Odum, Wayne County, Georgia 5 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Sabatia bartramii, Overpass Prairie, U.S. 341, near Surrency, Appling County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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