Sabatia difformis (Linnaeus) Druce. Common name: Lanceleaf Rose-gentian, White Sabatia. Phenology: May-Sep; Sep-Dec. Habitat: Pine savannas, bogs, cutthroat seepages, pocosins. Distribution: S. NJ south to c. peninsular FL (Highlands and Sarasota counties), west to s. AL and s. MS.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl5, FNA14, GW2, K4, RAB, Tat, Va, WH3, Wilbur (1955); = Sabbatia difformis Druce — S, S13; Swertia difformis Linnaeus. Basionym: Swertia difformis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Sabatia difformis - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Stiffly erect perennial of pine savannas, bogs and pocosins.
Stems: Stems several from a short rhizome, 4-angled above, with opposite branching in the inflorescence.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile and angled upward, lance-oblong to elliptic, to 1 1/2 in. long (reduced above).
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers at ends of upper branches, white, about 1 in. wide, consisting of 5-6 spreading oblong-lance-shaped petals and 5 needle-like sepals.
Fruits: Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.
Comments:
Height: 18-32 in.
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description: Stiffly erect perennial of pine savannas, bogs and pocosins.
stems: Stems several from a short rhizome, 4-angled above, with opposite branching in the inflorescence.
leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile and angled upward, lance-oblong to elliptic, to 1 1/2 in. long (reduced above).
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers at ends of upper branches, white, about 1 in. wide, consisting of 5-6 spreading oblong-lance-shaped petals and 5 needle-like sepals.
fruits: Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.
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