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Sabatia
	Sabatia campestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Sabatia; Adans.
Species
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Sabatia, the rose gentians,^[1] is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to eastern and central North America (Nova Scotia west to Wisconsin and New Mexico, and south to Florida and Texas), Central America, and the Caribbean.^[2]^[3]

They are annual or perennial herbaceous plants growing to 10-130 cm tall, with opposite leaves. The flowers are produced in large cymes at the top of the stems; the flower corolla has 5–12 lobes, colored pink or white, with a contrasting central yellow 'eye'. The fruit is a capsule containing numerous small seeds.^[3]

Selected species

Source: USDA, Arkansas Native Plant Society^[2]^[4]

Cultivation and uses

Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens.^[3]

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sabatia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b USDA Plants Profile: Sabatia
^ ^a ^b ^c Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 4: 157. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0.
^ Witsell, T. (2005). Pelton's Rose-Gentian. Claytonia 25 (2): 3. pdf file

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sabatia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[usda-2] USDA Plants Profile: Sabatia

[huxley-3] Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 4: 157. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0.

[witsell-4] Witsell, T. (2005). Pelton's Rose-Gentian. Claytonia 25 (2): 3. pdf file

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 [[Image:SabatiaDodecendra 05-07-29.jpg|thumb|right|240px|''Sabatia dodecandra'', the marsh rose gentian, Liberty Co. Florida.]]
-'''''Sabatia''''', the '''rose gentians'''<ref>{{PLANTS|id=SABAT|taxon=Sabatia|accessdate=26 October 2015}}</ref> is a genus of about 20 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Gentianaceae]], native to eastern and central [[North America]] ([[Nova Scotia]] west to [[Wisconsin]] and [[New Mexico]], and south to [[Florida]] and [[Texas]]), [[Central America]], and the [[Caribbean]].<ref name=usda>USDA Plants Profile: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SABAT ''Sabatia'']</ref><ref name=huxley>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 4: 157. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0.</ref>
+'''''Sabatia''''', the '''rose gentians''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=SABAT|taxon=Sabatia|accessdate=26 October 2015}}</ref> is a genus of about 20 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Gentianaceae]], native to eastern and central [[North America]] ([[Nova Scotia]] west to [[Wisconsin]] and [[New Mexico]], and south to [[Florida]] and [[Texas]]), [[Central America]], and the [[Caribbean]].<ref name=usda>USDA Plants Profile: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SABAT ''Sabatia'']</ref><ref name=huxley>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening'' 4: 157. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0.</ref>
 They are [[annual plant|annual]] or [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plants growing to 10-130&nbsp;cm tall, with [[opposite leaves]]. The [[flower]]s are produced in large [[Cyme (botany)|cymes]] at the top of the stems; the flower [[Corolla (flower)|corolla]] has 5–12 lobes, colored pink or white, with a contrasting central yellow 'eye'. The [[fruit]] is a [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] containing numerous small [[seed]]s.<ref name=huxley/>