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Barbara's-buttons

Marshallia caespitosa

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 180, February 172, March 196, April 1,109, May 727, June 110, July 99, August 103, September 122, October 130, November 169, December 164.
Texas3,299
United States2,293
Oklahoma95
Arkansas61
Missouri55
Louisiana34
Kansas3
Illinois1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusBarbara's-buttons · Marshallia

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