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Revision as of 13:46, 18 November 2015

Sabatia brevifolia
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Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Sabatia
Species: S. brevifolia
Binomial name
Sabatia brevifolia
Raf.
Saba brev dist.jpg
Natural range of Sabatia brevifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: shortleaf rose gentian

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, S. brevifolia can occur in wet pine flatwoods and moist sand around ephemeral ponds in open flatwoods (FSU Herbarium). Associated species Polygala cruciata, P. hookeri, P. lutea, Eupatorium leucolepis (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed flowering in September (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Sabatia brevifolia at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.