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Sabatia grandiflora

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Sabatia grandiflora
At Jonathan Dickinson State Park
With a green lynx spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Sabatia
Species:
S. grandiflora
Binomial name
Sabatia grandiflora
(A.Gray) Small

Sabatia grandiflora is a flowering plant in the genus Sabatia.[1] Commonly known as marsh-pink[2] or largeflower rose gentian, the annual has pink flowers.[3] It grows in parts of Florida and Alabama.[4] The flowers have five pink petals and a yellow center.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sabatia grandiflora - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
  2. ^ a b "Flower Friday: Marsh-pink". May 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  4. ^ "Plants Profile for Sabatia grandiflora (largeflower rose gentian)". plants.usda.gov.