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Sabatia brevifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Sabatia
Species:	S. brevifolia
Binomial name
Sabatia brevifolia Raf.

Sabatia brevifolia, commonly known as shortleaf or short-leaved rose gentian (or rose-gentian), narrowleaf or narrow-leaved sabatia, white marsh-pink or white sabatia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sabatia and the family Gentianaceae. It is an annual that grows in moist flatwoods and savannahs. It grows from 1–3 feet tall and the flowers have five white petals with pointed tips.

It grows in the United States, in the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.

References

1. ^ "Plants Profile for Sabatia brevifolia (shortleaf rose gentian)". plants.usda.gov.
2. "Florida Native Plant Society".
3. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.

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