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