Gentianaceae
Marsh rose gentian
Sabatia dodecandra
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Sabatia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Marsh rose gentian
Synonyms
- Chironia chloroides Michx.
- Chironia dodecandra L.
- Chlora dodecandra (L.) L.
- Gentiana dodecapetala (L.) Griseb.
- Pleienta dodecandra (L.) Raf.
- Pleienta leucantha Raf.
- Pleienta rigidz Raf.
- Sabatia chloroides (Michx.) Pursh
- Sabatia chloroides var. stricta Griseb.
- Sabatia dodecandra var. dodecandra
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 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.