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Sabatia campanulata (Linnaeus) Torrey. Common name: Slender Marsh-pink. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Pine savannas, bogs, seeps, fens. Distribution: MA south to ne. FL, Panhandle FL, west to LA and AR; scattered inland as in w. VA, w. NC, c. TN, and KY.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl5, FNA14, GW2, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Pringle & Witsell (2004), Wilbur (1955); = Chironia campanulata L. > Sabatia campanulata (L.) Torr. var. campanulata — F; > Sabatia campanulata (L.) Torr. var. gracilis (Michx.) Fernald — F; < Sabbatia campanulata (L.) Torr. — S, S13. Basionym: Chironia campanulata L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Sabatia campanulata - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to spreading perennial found in pine savannas, bogs, seeps and fens.

Stems: Stems strongly 4-angled and alternately branched; there may be several stems from a somewhat woody base.

Leaves: Leaves in a basal rosette and opposite (sessile) on stem; basal leaves oblong-oval and stem leaves linear and reduced upward.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in terminal panicles, dark pink (occasionally white), nearly 1½ in. wide, the petals connected at the base by a red-rimmed, yellow-green star; linear, needle-like sepals are about as long as petals.

Fruits: Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.

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Height: 8-28 in.

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description: Erect to spreading perennial found in pine savannas, bogs, seeps and fens.

stems: Stems strongly 4-angled and alternately branched; there may be several stems from a somewhat woody base.

leaves: Leaves in a basal rosette and opposite (sessile) on stem; basal leaves oblong-oval and stem leaves linear and reduced upward.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in terminal panicles, dark pink (occasionally white), nearly 1½ in. wide, the petals connected at the base by a red-rimmed, yellow-green star; linear, needle-like sepals are about as long as petals.

fruits: Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.

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