Marshallia obovata (Walter) Beadle & F.E.Boynton
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Asteraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Somewhat resembling no. 2 [Marshallia grandiflora Beadle & Boynton], but the lvs a little smaller, seldom over 2 cm wide, and not strongly reduced upwards, the leafy part of the stem giving way abruptly to the long terminal peduncle; invol and receptacular bracts obtuse (sometimes minutely mucronulate), the latter dilated upwards; 2n=18. Meadows and open woods; s. Va. to Ga., Ala., and w. Fla. Apr.–June. Ours is var. obovata.