Sabatia grandiflora
| Sabatia grandiflora | |
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| Photo by Wayne Matchett, SpaceCoastWildflowers.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Sabatia |
| Species: | S. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabatia grandiflora (A. Gray) Small | |
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| Natural range of Sabatia grandiflora from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: largeflower rose gentian
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, Sabatia grandiflora occurs in pine-wiregrass-saw palmetto flatwoods, karst pond shores, and longleaf pine wiregrass communities (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers and fruits in June and July (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Sabatia grandiflora at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Apidae: Bombus impatiens
Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata, Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum coreopsis, L. nymphalis, L. puteulanum, L. tamiamensis
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.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, J.M. Kane, Edwin Keppner, R.A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Putnam, Taylor, Wakulla, Washington, Volusia. Georgia: Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
