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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Marshallia obovata var. scaposa   FAMILY Asteraceae__   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Marshallia obovata var. scaposa, Sandhill Marshallia, Savanna Barbara's-buttons, Spoon-shaped Barbara's-buttons

Alan S. Weakley    asw_232162876127732

May    Cumberland County    NC

Carvers Creek State Park

image of Marshallia obovata var. scaposa, Sandhill Marshallia, Savanna Barbara's-buttons, Spoon-shaped Barbara's-buttons

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).

image of Marshallia obovata var. scaposa, Sandhill Marshallia, Savanna Barbara's-buttons, Spoon-shaped Barbara's-buttons

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).

image of Marshallia obovata var. scaposa, Sandhill Marshallia, Savanna Barbara's-buttons, Spoon-shaped Barbara's-buttons

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).

image of Marshallia obovata var. scaposa, Sandhill Marshallia, Savanna Barbara's-buttons, Spoon-shaped Barbara's-buttons

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual and fertile

FRUIT:
Spring
Brownish
Achene

 

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