Rosepink

sabatia angularis

Rosepink (Sabatia angularis), also known as common rosepink or bitter-bloom, is a striking biennial wildflower native to the eastern and central United States. Belonging to the gentian family, this vibrant herb is celebrated for its showy pink blossoms that brighten open fields, meadows, and woodland edges during the heat of mid-to-late summer. In its first year, it grows as a low-key basal rosette of leaves, storing energy for its second year when it shoots up a highly branched, square-angled stem topped with a profusion of star-like flowers. Rosepink has a historical place in traditional herbal medicine, where it was once brewed into a bitter tonic to treat fevers and digestive issues.

生息地: Found in open fields, prairies, glades, roadsides, and open woodlands, typically preferring dry to moist, sandy, or clay soils.

外見

Rosepink stands out with its sharply four-angled, square stems that branch repeatedly toward the top, creating a bushy, pyramidal silhouette. The plant typically reaches heights of 30 to 90 centimeters. Its leaves are opposite, ovate to lanceolate, clasping the stem directly without petioles. The most striking feature is the clusters of fragrant, star-shaped flowers, each spanning about 2 to 3 centimeters across. Each flower boasts 5 rose-pink petals centered around a bright yellow, star-like eye bordered by a thin red outline, and a prominent, twisted green style that gives the bloom a unique sculptural elegance.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Gentianales科Gentianaceae属Sabatia

Rosepink

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Its scientific genus name, Sabatia, honors Liberato Sabbati, an eminent 18th-century Italian botanist.

The bitter chemicals inside Rosepink were once used by 19th-century physicians as a substitute for quinine to treat malaria and reduce high fevers.

The bright yellow eye in the center of the pink flower acts as a nectar guide, mimicking the appearance of pollen to lure bees directly to the reproductive organs.

特殊能力

The style of the rosepink flower twists as it matures, a physical mechanism that prevents self-pollination by separating the pollen-releasing anthers from the receptive stigma in time.

The sharply four-angled, winged stem provides superior structural support and resistance against bending in open, windy grassland environments.

The plant produces bitter secoiridoid glycosides, which act as a powerful chemical defense deterring herbivorous insects and mammals from eating its foliage.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 30-90 cm
寿命: 2 年

食性と食事

Rosepink is a photosynthetic plant that manufactures its own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and essential mineral nutrients absorbed from the soil.

主な食物

Sunlight
Carbon dioxide
Water
Soil minerals

採餌方法

Photosynthesis

生態系とのつながり

mutualism

Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Pollinates the flowers while gathering nectar and pollen.

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Occasionally browses on the young foliage, though often deterred by its bitter taste.

mutualism

Common Eastern Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum vierecki

Frequently visits the bright yellow centers of the flowers to collect pollen.

特徴

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別名

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コレクション

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Rosepinkを見分けるには？

Rosepinkを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Rosepinkの長さは何ですか？

30-90 cm

Rosepinkの寿命は何ですか？

2 年

Rosepinkは何を食べますか？

Rosepink is a photosynthetic plant that manufactures its own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and essential mineral nutrients absorbed from the soil.

Rosepinkは通常どこに生息していますか？

Found in open fields, prairies, glades, roadsides, and open woodlands, typically preferring dry to moist, sandy, or clay soils.

Rosepinkはどのように狩りをしますか？

Photosynthesis