Marshallia caespitosa

Marshallia caespitosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Marshallia
Species:	M. caespitosa
Binomial name
	Marshallia caespitosa; Nutt. ex DC.

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

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

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Marshallia caespitosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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.
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.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Marshallia caespitosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[2] "Marshallia caespitosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2021.

[3] "Plant Finder – Marshallia caespitosa". Plant Finder – Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[newspecies-4] 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.