Common name: Mohr's Barbara's buttons
A flower on the officially threatened list, photographed in the Kathy Stiles Freeland Bibb County Glades Preserve, Bibb County Alabama
Marshallia is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, endemic to the southeastern United States. A common name applied to most species in the genus is Barbara's Buttons. There are seven species, all perennials. The small white-to-pinkish flowers occur in large, compact, spherical heads. Marshallia is found in open habitats, such as roadsides, bogs, or open woodlands dominated by pines. Several species are associated with wetlands. The typical blooming period is late spring (May) and...
