Sabatia difformis
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Sabatia difformis |
| Common name: | lance leaved sabatia |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1 - 3' |
| Foliage: | lanceolate, opposite |
| Flower: | 5 petals, white, in terminal clusters, 1/2" or larger |
| Flowering time: | blooms early July to late August; fruits September |
| Habitat: | wet, open low ground of swamps and bogs |
| Range in New Jersey: | throughout the Pine Barrens |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |