PLANTS Profile for Marshallia caespitosa (puffballs)

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PLANTS Profile

Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.
puffballs

Symbol:

MACA7

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.

Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.

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Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.

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Distribution:
Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.


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USA (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 8 species in Marshallia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC. var. caespitosa. .

Marshallia caespitosa var. caespitosa
puffballs

Distribution of Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC. var. signata Beadle & F.E. Boynt.. .

Marshallia caespitosa var. signata
puffballs

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Marshallia Schreb. – Barbara's buttons
Species	Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC. – puffballs

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU

UPL*

FAC-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38064.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 12:20 AM CDT