Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sabatia angularis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabatia angularis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 155-01-005:
Sabatia angularis
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
COMMON NAME:
Rose-pink, Bitterbloom, Common Marsh-pink
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JK Marlow jkm060729_040
July Greenville County SC
Field
Flowers rose-pink, rarely white, w greenish-yellow centers outlined in red, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
JK Marlow jkm060729_052
July Greenville County SC
Field
Leaves opposite, spreading to ascending, sessile and often clasping, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
JK Marlow jkm060729_056
July Greenville County SC
Field
A triangular blotch at the base of each lobe creates a 5-pointed star, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers.
JK Marlow jkm150912_056
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
S. angularis is so-named because its stem is 4-angled and sharply winged, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm150912_057
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Calyx lobes linear to narrowly lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm150912_994
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Corollas occasionally have 6 lobes, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
JK Marlow jkm061028_004
October Greenville County SC
Capsule ellipsoid, 6-10 mm long, angles not winged, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Steve Marlow snm151116_044
November Greenville County SC
The capsule (a dry dehiscent fruit developed from 2+ carpels) is ellipsoid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.