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Marshallia obovata var. obovata

Marshallia obovata (Walter) Beadle & F.E. Boynt. var. obovata

piedmont barbara's-buttons

Synonym(s): Marshallia obovata var. platyphylla
Marshallia obovata var. obovata (Piedmont Barbara's-buttons)
Image ID: 15601
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: MAOBO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Marshallia obovata var. obovata
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-09-17

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: MARSH
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Marshallia
GENUS AUTHORITY: Schreb.
GENUS COMMON: Barbara's buttons
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 11 species, perennial herbs, of the se. United States. Marshallia ranges from sc. VA, sw. PA, WV, s. KY, s. MO, and c. OK, south to c. peninsular FL, and sw. TX.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Weakley& Poindexter (2012); Channell (1957)=Z; Watson in FNA (2006c); Watson & Estes (1990)=Y; Cronquist (1980)=SE; Watson, Elisens, & Estes (1991); Watson, Jansen, & Estes (1991); Beadle & Boynton (1901)=X.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ASTERA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Asteraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792
FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Erect, sometimes colonial perennial of clay flats, woodland borders and dry woodlands.
STEMS: Stems often striate, unbranched, leafless above.
LEAVES: Leaves occupy only the bottom quarter of the plant and are alternate, petiolate or sessile, oblong-ovate to spatula-shaped, 1-7 in. long and smooth.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Composite flowers (heads) solitary at stem tips; heads about 1 in. wide, consisting of 20 or more white (rarely pinkish), 5-lobed disk florets. Green bracts with bluntly rounded tips surround the base of each head; these are not gland-dotted.
FRUITS:
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 1-2 ft.
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:
FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Mixed
BLOOM TIME: April-May
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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BLOOM COLOR: White
White Red Pink Orange Yellow Green Blue Lavender Purple Violet Brown Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD:
DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Dry forests, Woods margins
NATIVE RANGE: southeastern United States
HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: In The Natural Gardens of North Carolina B.W. Wells described Barbaras-buttons as a good choice "for the sunny rock garden". This sun loving, drought tolerant perennial is both lovely and tough but its short stature and fine details make it more suitable for a setting where it will not be overwhelmed by taller plants and where its lacy flowers can be admired up close. This composite is made up of all disc flowers (there are no rays). Their tiny white petals give each button-shaped flower head its lacy appearance

Bloom Table Text: In The Natural Gardens of North Carolina B.W. Wells described Barbaras-buttons as a good choice "for the sunny rock garden". This sun loving, drought tolerant perennial is both lovely and tough but its short stature and fine details make it more suitable for a setting where it will not be overwhelmed by taller plants and where its lacy flowers can be admired up close. This composite is made up of all disc flowers (there are no rays). Their tiny white petals give each button-shaped flower head its lacy appearance

NCBG Location: Piedmont Habitat, Education Center Landscape

Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 7
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 8
GERMINATION CODE: 2
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id Project Collection date Collector Action
249 HORT 2009-07-16 Poythress View
2014 NPMD 2020-06-07 Marzolf View
2015 NPMD 2020-06-07 Marzolf View
2464 NPMD 2018-06-15 Kunz View
2465 NPMD 2018-06-15 Kunz View
2499 NPMD 2021-06-09 Marzolf View
2500 NPMD 2021-06-09 Marzolf View
2606 NPMD 2022-05-31 Marzolf View
2607 NPMD 2022-05-31 Marzolf View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
246 2011-0086 2011-04-28 249 View
9409 2021-0067 2021-05-27 0 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
560 246 42 Liloia 2011-04-15 View
561 246 36 Randall 2011-04-19 View
562 246 37 Randall 2011-04-19 View
563 246 17 NCBG staff 2011-04-29 View
564 246 19 NCBG staff 2011-04-29 View
565 246 15 NCBG staff 2011-05-17 View
566 246 44 NCBG staff 2011-05-10 View
568 246 16 NCBG staff 2011-11-20 View
569 246 12 Heiney 2011-12-06 View
12260 246 40 Mixon 2012-10-01 View
12465 246 20 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
12713 9409 12 Liloia 0000-00-00 View
12792 9409 17 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
12991 0 198 MacIntyre 0000-00-00 View
13197 9409 38 Wait 0000-00-00 View
13942 246 142 Liloia 2011-04-28 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: MAOBO
USDA Common Name: Spoonshape Barbara's Buttons
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Marshallia obovata var. obovata
COMMON NAME: Piedmont Barbara's-buttons, Spoon-leaved Barbara's-buttons
SYNONYMY: [= C, G, K, RAB, SE, Va, Y, Z; = M. obovata var. platyphylla (M.A. Curtis) Beadle & F.E. Boynton - F, X; < M. obovata - FNA, S, W, WH3]
PHENOLOGY: Late Apr-May (-early Jun).
HABITAT: Clay flats, woodland borders, dry woodlands.
COMMENTS: Sc. VA south to se. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), sw. GA, Panhandle FL, and c. AL, primarily in the Piedmont.
RANGE MAP: Marshallia obovata var. obovata.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Marshallia Schreb. (Barbara's buttons)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 11 species, perennial herbs, of the se. United States. Marshallia ranges from sc. VA, sw. PA, WV, s. KY, s. MO, and c. OK, south to c. peninsular FL, and sw. TX.
REFERENCE: Weakley& Poindexter (2012); Channell (1957)=Z; Watson in FNA (2006c); Watson & Estes (1990)=Y; Cronquist (1980)=SE; Watson, Elisens, & Estes (1991); Watson, Jansen, & Estes (1991); Beadle & Boynton (1901)=X.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Marshallia obovata var. obovata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Marshallia obovata var. obovata in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Marshallia obovata var. obovata in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Marshallia obovata var. obovata in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Marshallia obovata var. obovata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Marshallia obovata var. obovata

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 15601 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 19382 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 15600 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 15601 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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