Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Marshallia ramosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Marshallia ramosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Marshallia ramosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Marshallia ramosa
COMMON NAME:
Pineland Barbara's-buttons, Southern Barbara's-buttons
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April Coffee County GA
Broxton Rocks Preserve
Basal leaves are petiolate, the blades 3-nerved and linear, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Marshallia ramosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Marshallia ramosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Marshallia ramosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Marshallia ramosa
4006
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Pinelands, Altamaha Grit outcrops, woodlands over ultramafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate
Basal leaves have petioles.
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Disc: Usually white, sometimes pale lavender
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual and fertile
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p221
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p128
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
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