Gentianaceae
Lanceleaf rose gentian
Sabatia difformis
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Sabatia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lanceleaf rose gentian
Synonyms
- Chironia cymosa Lam.
- Chironia lanceolata Walter
- Chironia paniculata Michx.
- Sabatia corymbosa Baldwin ex Elliott
- Sabatia corymbosa var. angustifolia Elliott
- Sabatia cymosa G.Don
- Sabatia lanceolata (Walter) Torr. & A.Gray
- Sabatia paniculata (Michx.) Pursh
- Swertia difformis L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kathryn Curtis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.