Coastal Rose Gentian (Sabatia calycina)

Coastal Rose Gentian, a reference photo — Photo: Lauren McLaurin · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Sabatia calycina, commonly known as coastal rose gentian or coastal rose-pink, is a perennial flower native to North America and the Caribbean.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Coastal Rose Gentian being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Sabatia arenicola
Sabatia capitata
Sabatia dodecandra

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Sabatia
Species: Sabatia calycina

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