Sabatia brevifolia Raf. is a plant in the Gentianaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sabatia brevifolia Raf. (Sabatia brevifolia Raf.)
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Sabatia brevifolia Raf.

Sabatia brevifolia Raf.

Sabatia brevifolia is an annual flowering Gentianaceae plant found in four southeastern U.S. states with five white pointed petals.

Family
Genus
Sabatia
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Sabatia brevifolia Raf.

Sabatia brevifolia Raf. has several common names: shortleaf or short-leaved rose gentian (also called rose-gentian), narrowleaf or narrow-leaved sabatia, white marsh-pink, and white sabatia. It is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sabatia, which belongs to the family Gentianaceae. It is an annual plant that grows in moist flatwoods and savannahs. It reaches a height of 1 to 3 feet, and its flowers have five white petals with pointed tips. It grows naturally in the United States, specifically in the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.

Photo: (c) Bob Peterson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Gentianaceae Sabatia

More from Gentianaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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