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Sabatia brevifolia

Raf.

Shortleaf Pink

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147391
Element CodePDGEN0F050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusSabatia
Other Common Names
shortleaf rose gentian (EN) Shortleaf Rose-gentian (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-10-07
Change Date1996-10-07
Edition Date1993-08-04
Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev. C. Thurman, rev. Mabury (1996)
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Regionally endemic to the Coastal Plain from Virginia south through most of Florida and west to southern Alabama. Rare in Alabama, but described as common in central Florida by Wunderlin (1982). Abundance elsewhere is unknown.
Range Extent Comments
FL. TO AL, VA on the Coastal Plain.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Pine savannahs and flatwoods, seepage bogs on pineland slopes, borders of cypress-gum ponds, exposed shores of sinkhole ponds, and sometimes open, well-drained woodlands (Godfrey and Wooten 1981).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaS4Yes
FloridaS4Yes
AlabamaS1Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
South CarolinaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Florida (4)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
Natural Area WsaOsceola National Forest2,543
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
References (5)
  1. Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. Florida State Univ. Press, Tallahassee, Florida. 605 pp.
  2. Godfrey, R.K., and J.W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 933 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Long, R.W., and O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida. Univ. Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida. 962 pp.
  5. Wunderlin, R.P. 1982. Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida. Univ. Presses Florida, Gainesville. 472 pp.