Herbs perennial, not stoloni­ferous. Stems several, clustered, terete, 5–14 dm, branching opposite through­out. Leaves all cauline at flowering time; blade lance­olate to ovate-oblong or ovate, 2.5–6(–8.5) cm × 5–30(–45) mm. Inflorescences corym­boid dichasia of com­pact cymules; pedicels 1–5 mm. Flowers 5-merous; calyx tube campanulate, 1–2 mm, mid- and commissural veins about equally prominent, not ridged or with low, narrow ridges, lobes triangular to linear-subulate, 0.1–3 mm; corolla white or cream throughout, tube 2–4 mm, lobes oblong-oblanceolate, 4–7(–9) × 2–3(–4) mm, apex rounded to obtuse; anthers recurving.

Distribution

se United States.

Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

The inflorescences of Sabatia macrophylla are nearly flat-topped and usually contain more flowers than those of other Sabatia species. The relatively small, closely spaced flowers give this species a distinctive aspect. It further differs from S. difformis in its glaucous stems and leaves.

Sabatia macrophylla is restricted to central and southern Georgia, northern Florida, and southern Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, mostly but not exclusively (in Georgia) near the Gulf Coast. The range of var. macrophylla extends farther west than that of var. recurvans.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Sabatia macrophylla var. macrophylla, Sabatia macrophylla var. recurvans

Key

1	Calyx lobes erect or spreading, shorter than or ± as long as tube.	Sabatia macrophylla var. macrophylla
1	Calyx lobes recurved, longer than tube.	Sabatia macrophylla var. recurvans