Sabatia calycina (Lam.) A.Heller

  • 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 calycina (Lam.) A.Heller

  • Description

    Species Description - Perennial with solitary or sometimes clustered stems, 1–4 dm, commonly widely branched; lvs oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, 3–6 cm, obtuse or subacute, cuneately narrowed to a petiole-like base; fls all long-pedicellate, 5–6(7)-merous; cal-lobes foliaceous, oblanceolate, 10–20 × 2–5 mm, nearly equaling to exceeding the pink or sometimes white cor-lobes; 2n=32. Wet soil on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Tex. and W.I. June, July.