Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Marshallia obovata var. scaposa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Marshallia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Marshallia obovata var. scaposa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Marshallia obovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-72-003b:
Marshallia obovata var. scaposa FAMILY Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Marshallia obovata
COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Marshallia, Savanna Barbara's-buttons, Spoon-shaped Barbara's-buttons
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Will Stuart wil_5707777355_55b4037e54
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
A single, terminal, hemispherical flower head, about 1" (2.5cm) wide, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_9635544011_e0679e1524
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Flowers perched atop nearly naked stems ("scapose"). Leaves mostly basal.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Marshallia obovata var. scaposa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Marshallia obovata var. scaposa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Marshallia obovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-72-003b:
Marshallia obovata var. scaposa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Marshallia obovata
3043
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas, flatwoods, and moister longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate (stem leaves 3 or fewer, plant appearing scapose)
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Disc flowers bisexual and fertile
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Brownish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p117
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p227
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p043