Sabatia campestris Nutt.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Gentianaceae

• Scientific Name

  Sabatia campestris Nutt.

• Description

  Species Description - Annual, 2–4 dm, commonly branched from below the middle; lower lvs lance-ovate, 2–4 cm, broadly rounded to truncate or subcordate at the sessile base; rameal lvs lanceolate; fls all long-pedicellate, cal-tube 5-winged, the wings truncate or slightly projecting at the top; cal-lobes lanceolate, gradually tapering from base to tip, (10–)15–20(–25) mm, the strong lateral nerves much more prominent than the midnerve; cor-lobes lilac, mostly 15–22 mm; 2n=26. Variously wet or dry, usually ± open places; Ill. and Mo. to Miss. and Tex. June, July.

• Common Names

  western marsh-pink