Sabatia kennedyana

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Sabatia kennedyana
Sabatia kennedyana.jpg
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Sabatia
Species:
S. kennedyana
Binomial name
Sabatia kennedyana
Synonyms [3]

Sabatia dodecandra var. kennedyana(Fern.) Ahles

Sabatia kennedyana is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name Plymouth rose gentian. [4] It is native to eastern North America. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in Nova Scotia, [5] Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia, [6] North Carolina, and South Carolina. [2]

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Distribution

Sabatia kennedyana grows in wetlands, particularly lakes and ponds on the Atlantic coastal plain. [7] It grows in areas with fluctuating water levels and other forms of natural disturbance, such as ice scour, which eliminate competing vegetation. [8] [9] It is a poor competitor with other plants. [10] [6]

Description

Sabatia kennedyana is a perennial herb with stolons tipped with basal rosettes of leaves. The flower is pink with a white or yellow center. [2] It may be 5 centimeters wide, with 9 to 11 petals. [6]

Taxonomy

Sabatia kennedyana was considered by Ahles to be a variety of Sabatia dodecandra . [3]

Conservation

Sabatia kennedyana is threatened by shoreline development, recreational activity, off-road vehicles, construction of hydroelectric dams, [2] pollution, and poaching. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, K. (2016). "Sabatia kennedyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T64324190A67730742. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64324190A67730742.en . Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 NatureServe. "Sabatia kennedyana". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 Native Plant Trust (2023). Go Botany: Sabatia kennedyana. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ↑ NRCS. "Sabatia kennedyana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  5. ↑ SpeciesAtRisk.ca: Sabatia kennedyana in Nova Scotia (coastal plain flora)
  6. 1 2 3 4 Sabatia kennedyana. Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
  7. ↑ Sorrie, B. A. 1994. Coastal plain ponds in New England. Biological Conservation 68: 225–233.
  8. ↑ Keddy, P.A. and I. C. Wisheu. 1989. Ecology, biogeography and conservation of coastal plain plants: some general principles from the study of Nova Scotia wetlands. Rhodora 91: 72-94.
  9. ↑ Hill, N. and P.A. Keddy. 1992. Predicting numbers of rarities from habitat variables: coastal plain plants of Nova Scotian lakeshores. Ecology 73: 1852-1859.
  10. ↑ Wisheu, I. C. and P.A. Keddy. 1994. The low competitive ability of Canada's Atlantic coastal plain shoreline flora: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 68: 247-252.
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