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Sabatia stellaris Pursh
Rose-of-Plymouth

Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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Family: Gentianaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Eastern and southeastern United States, the West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas) and Mexico.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Sabatia stellaris available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Sabatia stellaris has been found in the following 36 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Bill Sadowski Park Present Native
Black Creek Forest Present Native
Camp Owaissa Bauer Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park Present Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Homestead Bayfront Park Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Present Native
Lucille Hammock Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Present Native
Middle Torch Hammocks Anderson, Lipchak, 3112 Parcels, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area - FWC, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Pal-Mar Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native
SOCSOUTH Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Tree Island Park Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Sabatia stellaris has been found in the following 11 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Glades County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Sabatia stellaris has been found in the following 12 habitats :
Basin Marsh
Depression Marsh
Disturbed Upland
Disturbed Wetland
Floodplain Marsh
Marl Prairie
Mesic Flatwoods
Pine Rockland
Salt Marsh
Swale
Wet Flatwoods
Wet Prairie

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Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sabatia stellaris
Copyright by: Chuck McCartney, 1985
In habitat, Fakahatchee State Park, Florida