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large-leaf sabatia, largeleaf rose gentian

coastal rose-gentian

Habit Herbs perennial, not stoloniferous. Herbs perennial, not stoloniferous.
Stems

several, clustered, terete, 5–14 dm, branching opposite throughout.

usually single, occasionally 2–several, terete or distally ± 4-angled but not winged, 0.8–5 dm, branching all or mostly alternate.

Leaves

all cauline at flowering time;

blade lanceolate to ovate-oblong or ovate, 2.5–6(–8.5) cm × 5–30(–45) mm.

all cauline at flowering time;

blade elliptic to widely spatulate, 1–6(–10) cm × 4–30 mm.

Inflorescences

corymboid dichasia of compact cymules;

pedicels 1–5 mm.

open, few-flowered cymes;

pedicels (10–)30–60 mm.

Flowers

5-merous;

calyx tube campanulate, 1–2 mm, mid- and commissural veins about equally prominent, not ridged or with low, narrow ridges, lobes triangular to linear-subulate, 0.1–3 mm;

corolla white or cream throughout, tube 2–4 mm, lobes oblong-oblanceolate, 4–7(–9) × 2–3(–4) mm, apex rounded to obtuse;

anthers recurving.

5–7-merous;

calyx tube shallowly campanulate, 1.5–5 mm, midveins slightly more prominent than commissural, veins not ridged or midveins with low, narrow ridges, lobes oblanceolate to spatulate or ± foliaceous, 8–25(–32) mm;

corolla pale pink proximally, distally white, or white throughout except for eye, eye yellow, projections of eye into corolla lobes triangular, without a contrasting border, tube 3–6 mm, lobes oblanceolate to narrowly spatulate-obovate, 6–15 × 2–6 mm, apex rounded to obtuse;

anthers becoming slightly recurved.

2n

 = 64.

Sabatia macrophylla

Sabatia calycina

Phenology Flowering summer.
Habitat Marshes, swamps, wet woods, riverbanks, ditches.
Elevation 0–60 m. (0–200 ft.)
Distribution
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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; West Indies (Cuba, Dominican Republic)
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

The inflorescences of Sabatia macrophylla are nearly flat-topped and usually contain more flowers than those of other Sabatia species. The relatively small, closely spaced flowers give this species a distinctive aspect. It further differs from S. difformis in its glaucous stems and leaves.

Sabatia macrophylla is restricted to central and southern Georgia, northern Florida, and southern Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, mostly but not exclusively (in Georgia) near the Gulf Coast. The range of var. macrophylla extends farther west than that of var. recurvans.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Calyx lobes erect or spreading, shorter than or ± as long as tube.
var. macrophylla
1. Calyx lobes recurved, longer than tube.
var. recurvans
Source FNA vol. 14. FNA vol. 14.
Parent taxa Gentianaceae > Sabatia Gentianaceae > Sabatia
Sibling taxa
S. angularis, S. arenicola, S. arkansana, S. brachiata, S. brevifolia, S. calycina, S. campanulata, S. campestris, S. capitata, S. decandra, S. difformis, S. dodecandra, S. foliosa, S. formosa, S. gentianoides, S. grandiflora, S. kennedyana, S. quadrangula, S. stellaris
S. angularis, S. arenicola, S. arkansana, S. brachiata, S. brevifolia, S. campanulata, S. campestris, S. capitata, S. decandra, S. difformis, S. dodecandra, S. foliosa, S. formosa, S. gentianoides, S. grandiflora, S. kennedyana, S. macrophylla, S. quadrangula, S. stellaris
Subordinate taxa
S. macrophylla var. macrophylla, S. macrophylla var. recurvans
Synonyms Gentiana calycina
Name authority Hooker: Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 171. (1836) — (as Sabbatia) (Lamarck) A. Heller: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 24. (1894) — (as Sabbatia)
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