Sabatia capitata, commonly known as the Appalachian rose-gentian, is a rare species of flowering plant in the gentian family, Gentianaceae. It is an annual or short-lived perennial herb endemic to the southeastern United States. It occurs chiefly on the Cumberland Plateau and adjoining foothills of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Cumberland 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Sabatia
- Species
- Sabatia capitata
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