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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sabatia kennedyana
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabatia kennedyana
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-01-010c:
Sabatia dodecandra var. kennedyana
FAMILY
Gentianaceae
COMMON NAME:
Plymouth Rose-gentian, Plymouth Gentian
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JK Marlow jkm100612_024
June Mecklenburg County NC
UNCC McMillan Greenhouse
9-12 corolla lobes, obovate to spatulate, usually overlapping, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
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JK Marlow jkm100612_028
June Mecklenburg County NC
UNCC McMillan Greenhouse
Corolla lobes with a 3-pointed, oblong yellow patch at their base, per Gentians of the Eastern US.
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JK Marlow jkm100612_033
June Mecklenburg County NC
UNCC McMillan Greenhouse
Its 2-5cm long leaves are narrow and arrayed oppositely along the stem, per www.centerforplantconservation.org.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_s_kennedyana4
July? MA