Sabatia campestris (Texas star;United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Sabatia campestris also prairie rose-gentian, prairie sabatia, meadow pinkPlants For A Future: Sabatia campestrisNoble Foundation Plant Images: Sabatia campestris) is a species of Sabatia, native to the south-central United States, from Texas east to Mississippi and north to Iowa and Illinois. It is also locally naturalized in New England.Enser, R. W. (2004). New England Plant Conservation Program Sabatia stellaris Pursh (Sea pink) Conservation and Research Plan for New England pdf file
Sabatia campestris is an annual plant growing to tall with pairs of opposite leaves 8–40 mm long and 5–20 mm wide. The flowers are produced in open, long-stalked cymes at the top of the stems; the flower corolla is about 40 mm diameter, with five pink (rarely white) lobes with bluntly acute apices, and a contrasting bright yellow central 'eye'; they are hermaphrodite (contain both male and female organs). The fruit is a capsule containing numerous small seeds.Herbarium of Louisiana State University: Sabatia campestris collectionsPringle, J. S., & Witsell, T. (2005). A new species of Sabatia (Gentianaceae) from Saline County, Arkansas. Sida 21 (3): 1249-1262 pdf file
Habitat Its natural habitats are sandy prairies, woodland edges, and stream banks.
Cultivation and uses Sabatia campestris is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens, where it requires moist soil and partial to full sun.
It can be used for medical purposes as an anti-periodic and tonic. It is also possible to obtain a herbal tea from the plant.
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External links Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in the Republic of Texas in 1843