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Marshallia

not marked as a favorite taxon Marshallia graminifolia (Walter) Small. Common name: Grassleaf Barbara's-buttons. Phenology: Late Jul-mid Oct. Habitat: Pine savannas. Distribution: Ne. NC south to se. SC, and rarely to e. GA (Emanuel County) (Sorrie 1998b).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = GW2, RAB, SE1, Channell (1957); = Marshallia graminifolia (Walter) Small ssp. graminifolia — Watson & Estes (1990); = Marshallia graminifolia (Walter) Small var. graminifolia — K4; < Marshallia graminifolia (Walter) Small — FNA21; > Marshallia graminifolia (Walter) Small var. graminifolia — Beadle & Boynton (1901); > Marshallia graminifolia (Walter) Small var. lacinarioides (Small) Beadle & F.E.Boynton — Beadle & Boynton (1901); > Marshallia lacinarioides Small; > Marshallia laciniarioides Small — S, orthographic variant; > Marshallia williamsonii Small — S. Basionym: Athanasia graminifolia Walter 1788

Links to other floras: < Marshallia graminifolia - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Marshallia graminifolia© Alan Cressler: marshallia graminifolia, east side u.s. highway 441, clinch county, georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Marshallia graminifolia© Grant Morrow Parkins | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Marshallia graminifolia© Steven Daniel, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steven Daniel source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Marshallia graminifolia© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Marshallia graminifolia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, sometimes clumped perennial of wet pine savannas and seepage slopes.

Stems: Stems ridged, simple or sparingly branched

Leaves: Leaves numerous and mostly basal; lower ones erect, linear to narrowly elliptic (tapered at both ends) and 2-8 in. long; upper leaves sparse, shorter and ascending.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) solitary at tops of stems; heads about 1 in. wide, composed of pink to whitish tubular disk florets whose narrow lobes are twisted/curled.

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Height: 12-18 in.

plant sale text: A moist to wet-sited cousin of Piedmont Barbara's Button (Marshallia obovata var. obovata), Grass-leaf Barbara's-buttons is found growing in wet pine barrens and low lying moist areas of the Coastal Plain from NC to FL. The majority of the year, this semi-evergreen species exists as a low growing rosette perfect for the foreground of a moist sunny perennial bed. Beginning in July, Grass-leaf Barbara's-buttons forms tall, sparingly branched stems topped by sweetly fragrant, 1" wide ball-shaped flower heads. This composite is made up of all disc flowers (there are no ray flowers). This species is also a great nectar source for several butterfly species.

bloom table text:

description: Erect, sometimes clumped perennial of wet pine savannas and seepage slopes.

stems: Stems ridged, simple or sparingly branched

leaves: Leaves numerous and mostly basal; lower ones erect, linear to narrowly elliptic (tapered at both ends) and 2-8 in. long; upper leaves sparse, shorter and ascending.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) solitary at tops of stems; heads about 1 in. wide, composed of pink to whitish tubular disk florets whose narrow lobes are twisted/curled.

fruits:

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native range: NC, SC & GA



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