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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 north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
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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Alan S. Weakley asw_232162876127732
May Cumberland County NC
Carvers Creek State Park
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Alan S. Weakley asw_773219034254689
May Cumberland County NC
Carvers Creek State Park
Plant scapose (all leaves basal) or nearly so, its 1-5 leaves extending 1-5 (-10) cm up the stem, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_803642574106990
May Cumberland County NC
Carvers Creek State Park
Flowers all discoid, long tubular with lobes about half as long as the tube, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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
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 north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
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
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate (stem leaves 3 or fewer, plant appearing scapose)
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring
Disc: White
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual and fertile
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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p227
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p295
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p043
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