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Sabatia stellaris

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Sea Pink

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144099
Element CodePDGEN0F0H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusSabatia
Other Common Names
rose of Plymouth (EN) Rose-of-Plymouth (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
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-04-04
Change Date2009-04-21
Edition Date2024-04-04
Edition AuthorsSoteropoulos (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Sabatia stellaris is a wide-ranging annual herb occurring in brackish marshes and maritime grasslands in the eastern United States from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Louisiana, with disjuncts in central Mexico, Cuba, and the Bahamas. Threats include development, recreational activities, hydrologic alteration, and invasive species. Little is known about trends, but with a large range extent and large number of occurrences, this species is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
Sabatia stellaris occurs in the eastern United States from southern Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Louisiana, with disjuncts in central Mexico, Cuba, and the Bahamas. Range extent was estimated to be almost 2.1 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are over 500 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, Sabatia stellaris is threatened by development, recreational activities, hydrologic alteration, invasive species, and other threats in some places, and there is insufficient data, including anecdotal accounts, to understand scope and severity of threats for this species.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sabatia stellaris grows in "brackish marshes, maritime wet grasslands" (Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team 2023), "swales, ditches, and (in Fla.) sand barrens" (FNA 2023).
Terrestrial Habitats
Sand/duneBarrens
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MassachusettsS1Yes
New YorkS2Yes
ConnecticutS1Yes
DelawareS3Yes
New JerseyS5Yes
FloridaS4Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
Rhode IslandS1Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
GeorgiaS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Florida (2)
AreaForestAcres
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
Long BayApalachicola National Forest5,726
References (7)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 14. Magnoliophyta: Gentianaceae to Hydroleaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 505 pp.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2024. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2024).
  3. iNaturalist. 2024. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2024).
  4. 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.
  5. NatureServe. 2024. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  6. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2024. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2024).
  7. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.