Marshallia pulchra W.M. Knapp, D.B. Poindexter, & Weakley. Beautiful Barbara’s-buttons, Monongahela Barbara’s-buttons, Beautiful Marshallia. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: High energy river scour and/or ice scour on sandy or rocky riverbanks and cobblebars. Dist: Sw. PA south to sw. NC, e. TN (Cumberland Plateau) (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), and se. KY; notably on the Big South Fork, Casselman, Cumberland, Obed, Tygart, and Youghiogheny.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Knapp, Poindexter, & Weakley (2020) for additional and detailed information.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Knapp, Poindexter, & Weakley (2020); < Marshallia grandiflora Beadle & F.E.Boynton – C, F, FNA21, G, K1, K3, Pa, S, SE1, Tn, W, WV, Beadle & Boynton (1901), Channell (1957), Watson & Estes (1990)
Links to other floras: < Marshallia grandiflora - FNA21
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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