NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Marshallia graminifolia
Grassleaf Barbara's-button
Scientific Name: |
Marshallia graminifolia |
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Genus: |
Marshallia |
Species Epithet: |
graminifolia |
Common Name: |
Grassleaf Barbara's-button |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Asteraceae (Aster Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White, Pink |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
August, September |
Growing Area: |
Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Pine savannas (Weakley 2015). Common in NC Coastal Plain. “Marshallia graminifolia grows on the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from the Carolinas to Texas, often in bogs with pitcher plants, sundews, and orchids in open areas of pine savannas.” Flora of North America, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067162 |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate, Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
"In late summer and early fall, Grassleaf Barbaras Buttons puts out sweetly fragrant, white blooms above its tidy leaves. The rest of the year, its rosette of low-growing green foliage can provide foreground accents for other blooms...Water Use: Medium , High...Drought Tolerance: Low." Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center |
Green Swamp, August 2010 |
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Green Swamp, August 2010 |
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Green Swamp, August 2010 |
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Larry Mellichamp |
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Judy West |
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