Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Sabatia campestris Nutt.
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Catalog Number:
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6740
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Record ID:
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KBS_LARC.6740_1200.Sab_cam2.tif
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Global Unique Identifier:
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URN:science:KBS:wildflower:6740
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Institution Code:
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KBS
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Date Last Modified:
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12/16/2004
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Basis Of Record:
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observation
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Scientific Name:
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Sabatia campestris Nutt.
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Family:
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Gentianaceae
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Genus:
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Sabatia
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Species:
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campestris
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Scientific Name Author:
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Nutt.
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State or Province:
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Kansas
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County:
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Labette
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Locality:
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Parsons, 2 mi S, 4 mi E. Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. Wet-mesic ditch in tallgrass prairie remnant.
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Physiographic Province:
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Osage Cuestas
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Associated Plant Community:
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Tallgrass Prairie
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Collector:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Date Collected:
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6/22/1994
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Rights:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Source:
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Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
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Genus Name Meaning:
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Named for L. Sabbati, early Italian botanist
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Species Name Meaning:
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of the fields
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Common Names:
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Prairie rose gentian
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Description:
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Plant life form: Annual
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Description:
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Height: 1-3.5 dm
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Description:
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Species description: Flowers are bright pink with a pale throat and bloom from June to July.
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Description:
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Species description: Slender, smooth annual herb with a taproot. Leaves are opposite and simple and clasp the angular stems.
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Description:
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Habitat: Sandy prairies, roadsides, and disturbed sites.
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Description:
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Range in Kansas: Southeast corner of the state.
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Description:
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Medicinal Uses: Tea made from plants was used by Native Americans as a tonic.
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Description:
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Cultivation: Grows best in moist, sandy soil in full sun to partial shade.
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Description:
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Propagation: Seed--plant in late summer or early fall. Will self-seed.
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Color:
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Pink
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