Sabatia kennedyana
| Sabatia kennedyana | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Sabatia |
| Species: | S. kennedyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabatia kennedyana Fernald | |
Sabatia kennedyana is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common name Plymouth rose gentian. It is native to eastern North America. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in Nova Scotia,[1] Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia,[2] North Carolina, and South Carolina.[3]
Distribution
This plant grows in wetlands, particularly lakes and ponds on the Atlantic coastal plain.[4] It grows in areas with fluctuating water levels and other forms of natural disturbance, such as ice scour, which eliminate competing vegetation.[5][6] It is a poor competitor with other plants.[7][2]
Description
Sabatia kennedyana is a perennial herb with stolons tipped with basal rosettes of leaves. The flower is pink with a white or yellow center.[3] It may be 5 centimeters wide, with 9 to 11 petals.[2]
- Conservation
This species is threatened by shoreline development, recreational activity, off-road vehicles, construction of hydroelectric dams,[3] pollution, and poaching.[2]
References
- ↑ SpeciesAtRisk.ca: Sabatia kennedyana in Nova Scotia (coastal plain flora)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sabatia kennedyana. Center for Plant Conservation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sabatia kennedyana. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ Sorrie, B. A. 1994. Coastal plain ponds in New England. Biological Conservation 68: 225–233.
- ↑ Keddy, P.A. and I. C. Wisheu. 1989. Ecology, biogeography and conservation of coastal plain plants: some general principles from the study of Nova Scotia wetlands. Rhodora 91: 72-94.
- ↑ Hill, N. and P.A. Keddy. 1992. Predicting numbers of rarities from habitat variables: coastal plain plants of Nova Scotian lakeshores. Ecology 73: 1852-1859.
- ↑ Wisheu, I. C. and P.A. Keddy. 1994. The low competitive ability of Canada's Atlantic coastal plain shoreline flora: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 68: 247-252.