Marshallia caespitosa
Appearance
Marshallia caespitosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Marshallia |
Species: | M. caespitosa
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Binomial name | |
Marshallia caespitosa |
Marshallia caespitosa, commonly called puffballs[1] is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to the south-central United States.[2]
Morphology
[edit]M. caespitosa is a perennial that blooms from late May to early June. The stems are herbaceous with skinny, oblong basal leaves and white to pink-tinged flowers.[3][4]
They are found growing alongside hills, on shale barrens, and rocky limestone outcrops.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Marshallia caespitosa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Marshallia caespitosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2021.
- ^ "Plant Finder – Marshallia caespitosa". Plant Finder – Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ a b Weakley, Alan; Poindexter, Derick (6 November 2012). "A NEW SPECIES OF MARSHALLIA (ASTERACEAE, HELENIEAE, MARSHALLIINAE) FROM MAFIC WOODLANDS AND BARRENS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA". Phytoneuron. 105: 1–17. Retrieved 26 April 2023.