Sabatia campestris
texas star, meadow pink, prairie rose gentian
Family
Gentianaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
sessile, clasping
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
April - October
Height (meters)
0.4 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Cool season
Wetland Class
FACU
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Cultural Information
Seeds of a number of members of the Gentianaceae require light and cold/moist stratification to germinate (Steffen 1997).
Natural History
Grows in a wide range of soil types and soil moistures in fields, prairies, and cedar-oak flats throughout Louisiana and in coastal and east Texas. It is a common flowering plant in Louisiana prairie remnants and is one of the few annuals common in good quality prairie.
Habitat
Moist or dry soil in fields, prairies, cedar-oak flats, along streams, woodland borders, roadsides.