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Sabatia stellaris
Sabatia stellaris (Rose of Plymouth, Marsh Pink, Salt-marsh Pink, Sea-pink; syn. Sabatia maculata (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f., Sabatia palmeri Gray, Sabatia purpusii Brandeg., Sabatia simulata Britt.) is a species of Sabatia native to the eastern United States, where it occurs on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Louisiana. It is listed as endangered in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York.
Found while exploring the Fred C. Babcock/Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area in SW Florida. Babcock/Webb is among the last undeveloped expanses of hydric (wet) pine flatwoods in southwest Florida.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 26, 2012
