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Marsh Rose-gentian

Sabatia dodecandra

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in tidal brackish and freshwater marshes. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

14
Modest

Native to Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
6–26 inches
Spread
8–12 inches
Light
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
June to August
Fruiting season
August to October

Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 4 Louisiana parishes.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Freshwater marshes

Open, herb-covered wetlands with fresh, non-tidal water.

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA
5BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Sabatia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Gentianaceae
Flower color
Pink
Fruit begins
August
Fruit ends
October
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Marsh Rose gentian; Sabatia dodecandra var. dodecandra

Conservation status

Louisiana rankS2S3
Global rankG5?
LA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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