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Asteraceae
Marshallia

not marked as a favorite taxon Marshallia grandiflora Beadle & F.E. Boynton. Common name: Blue Ridge Barbara's-buttons, Large-flowered Barbara's-buttons. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Habitat uncertain: "borders of swamp", "damp soil", "dry soil". Distribution: Endemic to sw. NC; perhaps extinct.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Knapp, Poindexter, & Weakley (2020) for detailed information. The name Marshallia grandiflora was previously applied more broadly to include river-scour populations west of the Blue Ridge now placed in Marshallia pulchra.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Knapp, Poindexter, & Weakley (2020); < Marshallia grandiflora Beadle & F.E.Boynton — FNA21, RAB, S, SE1, W, Beadle & Boynton (1901), Channell (1957), Watson & Estes (1990), Weakley & Poindexter (2012). Basionym: Marshallia grandiflora Beadle & F.E.Boynton 1901

Links to other floras: < Marshallia grandiflora - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems: Stems erect, unbranched, striate, becoming non-striate towards base, sparsely to densely short pubescent.

Leaves: Leaves basal and cauline, alternate; basal petiolate, upper sessile or reduce; blades 3-nerved, elliptical, broadly oblanceolate, or spatulate, 18.7-24.5 cm long x 2.4-3.0 cm wide; apex acute to obtuse.

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits: Cypselae 4.0-5.5 mm long, 0.4-0.6 mm wide, hairy on the ribs at maturity.

Comments:

Height: 59-89 cm

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description:

stems: Stems erect, unbranched, striate, becoming non-striate towards base, sparsely to densely short pubescent.

leaves: Leaves basal and cauline, alternate; basal petiolate, upper sessile or reduce; blades 3-nerved, elliptical, broadly oblanceolate, or spatulate, 18.7-24.5 cm long x 2.4-3.0 cm wide; apex acute to obtuse.

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flowers:

fruits: Cypselae 4.0-5.5 mm long, 0.4-0.6 mm wide, hairy on the ribs at maturity.

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native range: southeastern United States



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