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Asteraceae
Marshallia

not marked as a favorite taxon Marshallia mohrii Beadle & F.E. Boynton. Common name: Coosa Barbara's-buttons. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Sandstone, limestone, and dolostone glades, calcareous prairies. Distribution: Nw. GA and n. and c. AL (occurring as far south as Bibb County at the southern tip of the Ridge and Valley).

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ID notes: Marshallia mohrii somewhat resembles M. grandiflora and M. pulchra, but typically has 2-10 heads per plant (it can also have solitary heads in depauperate individuals). It can be distinguished by its phyllaries with acute apices and leaves with a greater L:W ratio (6-25 cm long x 0.8-3 mm wide) vs. M. obovata, which has obtuse phyllary apices and leaves with a lower L:W ratio (5-10 cm long x 5-15 mm wide).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA21, K4, S, SE1, Beadle & Boynton (1901), Channell (1957), Watson & Estes (1990). Basionym: Marshallia mohrii Beadle & F.E.Boynton 1901

Links to other floras: = Marshallia mohrii - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Marshallia mohrii© Alan Cressler: Marshallia mohrii, Tourist Glade, Ketona Dolomite Glades, Bibb County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler, Leaves below likely Silpihum (S. Ward, note, 2023) source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Marshallia mohrii© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Marshallia mohrii© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Marshallia mohrii© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Marshallia mohrii© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Marshallia mohrii© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Marshallia mohrii© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

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