Marshallia grandiflora Beadle & F.E. Boynton. Blue Ridge Barbara's-buttons, Large-flowered Barbara's-buttons. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: Habitat uncertain: "borders of swamp", "damp soil", "dry soil". Dist: Endemic to sw. NC; perhaps extinct.
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, K1, K3, RAB, S, SE1, W, Beadle & Boynton (1901), Channell (1957), Watson & Estes (1990), Weakley & Poindexter (2012)
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 9
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