Oak Barrens Barbara's-buttons (Marshallia legrandii)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: NC, VA
Nature Serve ID: 128014
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Oak Barrens Barbara's-buttons (Marshallia legrandii) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Oak Barrens Barbara's-buttons can be found in North Carolina, Virginia

Which CPC Partners conserve Oak Barrens Barbara's-buttons (Marshallia legrandii)?

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Marshallia legrandii is known from North Carolina in Granville County and from Virginia in Halifax County. There is one extirpated occurrence in North Carolina. This species is known from barrens and oak savannas that are threatened by land alteration, fire suppression, off-road vehicle use, and non-native species.