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Sabatia capitata
I wish I had known just how special this pretty little flower was when I first spotted it! Sporting 7-12 (but usually 8) petals, the only Sabatia in its range with other than 5 petals. In all the world, it's recorded as found in only 4 US states in - Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, & Tennessee. In Georgia (where I spotted it), it's legally protected, listed as "Rare", and is only known to be found in 7 counties. It's listed as "Endangered" in Tennessee, where it is known only in 2 counties – Hamilton and Sequatchie. It is listed as "S2" - some level of endangered - in Alabama. And I read somewhere that it's possibly extinct in North Carolina.
Spotted on the roadside in Gilmer County, Georgia
GPS does not show actual location of find.
Spotted on Jul 20, 2013
Submitted on Oct 17, 2013
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