Sabatia stellaris Pursh
Rose of Plymouth
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Asteridae A large class that encompasses asters
Order Gentianales Gentians, coffee, gardenias, frangipani, many others
Family Gentianaceae About 1600 species of flowering plants from the genus Gentiana, named after the Illyrian king Gentius
Genus Sabatia For Italian botanist Liberato Sabbati, who curated a botanical garden in Rome in the early 1700s and wrote an important work for the time, Hortus Romanus
Species stellaris Starry, star-like, with spreading leaves or petals arranged in a star-shaped fashion
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4/14/2015 · Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, Florida ≈ 13 × 9" (32 × 22 cm)
4/14/2015 · Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, Florida ≈ 3 × 3" (8.1 × 8.2 cm)
4/14/2015 · Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, Florida ≈ 3 × 3" (8.5 × 7.7 cm)
Older scientific or horticultural names
Sabatia maculata (Benth.) Benth. & Hook. f.
Sabatia palmeri A. Gray
Sabatia purpusii Brandegee
Sabatia simulata Britton
Sabatia stellaris description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/14/2015 · Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, Florida ≈ 4½ × 5" (11 × 13 cm)
4/14/2015 · Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, Florida ≈ 6 × 8" (14 × 20 cm)
4/14/2015 · Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, Florida ≈ 4 × 4½" (10 × 11 cm)
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