Sabatia calycina

Sabatia calycina
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Sabatia
Species:
S. calycina
Binomial name
Sabatia calycina
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Chironia calycosa Michx.
    • Chironia dichotoma Walter
    • Dasystephana calycina (Lam.) J.Sojak
    • Gentiana calycina Lam.
    • Pleienta fasciculata Raf.
    • Pleienta quinquenervia Raf.
    • Sabatia calycosa (Michx.) Pursh
    • Sabatia calycosa (Michx.) Pursh ex Sims
    • Sabatia cubensis (Griseb.) Urb.
    • Sabatia dichotoma (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville
    • Sabatia gracilis var. cubensis Griseb.

Sabatia calycina, commonly known as coastal rose gentian or coastal rose-pink, is a perennial flower native to North America and the Caribbean.[2]

Description

Sabatia calycina varies in height between 8 to 50 cm (3 to 20 in).[3] The leaves are oppositely arranged and elliptic in shape, reaching a length of 2 to 7 cm (0.8 to 2.8 in) and a width of 0.5 to 2.5 cm (0.2 to 1.0 in). Basal leaves are notably absent, but basal offshoots are often present.[4]

When inflorescence occurs it is white to pale pink in color.[5] The corolla lobes are oblanceolate in shape, reaching a length between 7 and 15 mm (0.3 and 0.6 in). The sepals are commonly longer than the lobes.[4] S. calycina blooms from March through November.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Within North America S. calycina may be found in the southeastern coastal plain region, its range stretching from Virginia south to Florida and westwards to Texas.[6] Disjunct populations also exist in western Cuba and the Dominican Republic.[7]

Sabatia calycina is considered by the United States Department of Agriculture to be an obligate wetland species.[6] As such, it can be found in mesic environments such as along river banks and within swamp forests.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sabatia calycina (Lam.) A.Heller". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
  2. ↑ Sorrie, Bruce A.; Weakley, Alan S. (January 2001). "Coastal Plain Vascular Plant Endemics: Phytogeographic Patterns". Castanea. 66 (1): 50–82.
  3. ↑ "Sabatia calycina in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  4. 1 2 Radford, Albert E.; Ahles, Harry E.; Bell, C. Ritchie (December 21, 1968). Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807810873.
  5. 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  6. 1 2 "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  7. ↑ Weakley, Alan S.; Sorrie, Bruce A. (2001). "Coastal Plain vascular plant endemics: phytogeographic patterns". Castanea. 66 (1/2): 50–82.
  8. ↑ "Sabatia calycina (Coastal Rose-pink) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
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