Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Sabatia calycina

Sabatia calycina (Lam.) A. Heller

Coastal Rose Gentian, Coastal Rosegentian, Coastal Rose-gentian

Gentianaceae (Gentian family)

Synonym(s): Sabatia cubensis, Sabatia gracilis var. cubensis

USDA Symbol: SACA2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX , VA
Native Habitat: Wet soil on the coastal plain, hammocks, riverbanks, moist woodlands, floodplains.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL				OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 77 - Wildflower Search - Wildflower Identification Website (2020) WildflowerSearch.org

Additional resources

USDA: Find Sabatia calycina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Sabatia calycina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sabatia calycina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-02-03
Research By: CBR

Go back