Sabatia arenicola
Family: Gentianaceae
Plant Description: Annual to 15 cm high with thickish, mostly ovate-elliptic leaves, 0.7-2 cm long, opposite, simple, without petioles, not clasping. Flowers in open cymes, the corolla lobes 5-10 mm long, white to pink or rose.
Plant Trivia:
Field Identification:
Occurrence: Common in sandy depressions and flats of barrier islands. Also scattered along mainland beaches, likely hybridizing with S. campestris.
Bloom Period: Spring – Summer
Plant Use:
Key to the species Sabatia:
- Calyx lobes less than twice as long as tube……………………..S. arenicola
Calyx lobes twice as long as the tube or longer…………..S. campestris
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