Status:
valid
Authors:
Pursh
Source:
tro
Year:
1813
Citation Micro:
Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 137 (1813)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001063484
Common Names
- Star Gentian
- Starry Sabatia
- Starry Rose Gentian
Uses & Benefits
Sabatia stellaris is used as an ornamental plant and is often used in rock gardens. It is also used as a medicinal plant to treat a variety of ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Sabatia stellaris has small, white flowers with five petals and a single pistil. The seeds are small, black and slightly flattened. The seedlings have a single, oval-shaped leaf.
Cultivation and Propagation
Sabatia stellaris can be propagated by seed or by division. When propagating by seed, sow the seeds in a well-drained soil mix and keep them moist. When propagating by division, carefully divide the clumps of the plant and replant them in a pot filled with a well-draining soil mix. Keep the soil moist and provide bright, indirect light. The divisions should take root within a few weeks.
Where to Find Sabatia stellaris
Sabatia stellaris is native to South Africa, where it is found in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
Species in the Sabatia genus
Sabatia formosa,
Sabatia campestris,
Sabatia tuberculata,
Sabatia angularis,
Sabatia arenicola,
Sabatia brachiata,
Sabatia brevifolia,
Sabatia calycina,
Sabatia campanulata,
Sabatia capitata,
Sabatia difformis,
Sabatia dodecandra,
Sabatia gentianoides,
Sabatia grandiflora,
Sabatia kennedyana,
Sabatia macrophylla,
Sabatia stellaris,
Sabatia quadrangula,
Sabatia foliosa,
Sabatia maculata,
Sabatia arkansana,
Sabatia decandra,
Species in the Gentianaceae family
Adenolisianthus arboreus,
Anthocleista amplexicaulis,
Anthocleista djalonensis,
Anthocleista grandiflora,
Anthocleista inermis,
Anthocleista laxiflora,
Anthocleista liebrechtsiana,
Anthocleista longifolia,
Anthocleista madagascariensis,
Anthocleista microphylla,
Anthocleista nobilis,
Anthocleista obanensis,
Anthocleista procera,
Anthocleista scandens,
Anthocleista schweinfurthii,
Anthocleista vogelii,
Anthocleista potalioides,
Aripuana cullmaniorum,
Bartonia paniculata,
Bartonia verna,
Bartonia virginica,
Bisgoeppertia robustior,
Bisgoeppertia gracilis,
Bisgoeppertia scandens,
Blackstonia acuminata,
Blackstonia grandiflora,
Blackstonia imperfoliata,
Blackstonia perfoliata,
Calolisianthus amplissimus,
Calolisianthus pedunculatus,
Canscora alata,
Canscora andrographioides,
Canscora concanensis,
Canscora diffusa,
Canscora heteroclita,
Canscora macrocalyx,
Canscora pauciflora,
Canscora perfoliata,
Canscora roxburghii,
Canscora schultesii,
Canscora stricta,
Canscora bidoupensis,
Canscora bhatiana,
Canscora shrirangiana,
Canscora ciathula,
Canscora tetraptera,
Celiantha bella,
Celiantha chimantensis,
Celiantha imthurniana,
Centaurium ameghinoi,