Sabatia dodecandra.

Gentian Family. July - Aug.

A plant 1 - 2 feet high, found on borders of brackish ponds near the Atlantic coast.

Massachusetts to North Carolina.

Flowers

Crimson-pink, about 2 inches across, 8 - 12 divisions.

Leaves

Lower leaves blunt-tipped, tapering toward the base, upper leaves narrow, lance-shaped.

Large Marsh Pink.

Large Marsh Pink.

Bitter Bloom

Rose Pink: Square-stemmed Sabatia: Rose Centaury. S. angularis.

Flowers crimson-pink or white, greenish star in the center, 5-parted. Leaves opposite, 5-veined, clasping the square plant stem. Found in rich soil. New York to Florida, west to Indian Territory, Michigan, Ontario.

Sea Or Marsh Pink

Rose of Plymouth.

Sabatia stellaris. Gentian Family. July - Sept.

Found along the Atlantic coast.

Flowers

Crimson-pink, about 1 inch across.

Leaves

Upper leaves narrow, widening as they approach the root.

Sea Pink.

Sea Pink.

Slender Marsh Pink

S. gracilis. Resembles the Sea Pink, but stems are more slender, leaves narrower.