The plant is endemic to the Eastern United States, where it occurs on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Louisiana.

It is a halophyte, restricted to salt marsh habitats, where it is threatened by the invasive species Phragmites australis.

[2] Sabatia stellaris is an annual plant growing to 20 cm tall in the northern part of its range, and up to 50 cm tall in the south of the range.

[2] Sabatia stellaris is listed as endangered in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York.

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