About Sabatia calycina (Lam.) A.Heller
Sabatia calycina (Lam.) A.Heller ranges in height from 8 to 50 cm (3 to 20 inches). Its leaves are oppositely arranged and elliptic in shape, growing 2 to 7 cm (0.8 to 2.8 inches) long and 0.5 to 2.5 cm (0.2 to 1.0 inch) wide. This species does not produce basal leaves, but it often forms basal offshoots. The inflorescence of S. calycina is white to pale pink. Its corolla lobes are oblanceolate, measuring 7 to 15 mm (0.3 to 0.6 inches) long, and the sepals are most commonly longer than the corolla lobes. S. calycina blooms from March through November. In North America, S. calycina occurs in the southeastern coastal plain, with a range that extends from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas. Isolated disjunct populations are also found in western Cuba and the Dominican Republic. The United States Department of Agriculture classifies Sabatia calycina as an obligate wetland species. It grows in mesic habitats, including along river banks and in swamp forests.
