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Broadleaf Barbara's-buttons

Marshallia trinervia

Found in moist rocky streambanks and in calcareous clays, more often in shady habitats than its congeners. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

13
Modest

Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
Up to about 32 inches
Light
Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Moist to wet
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
June to July

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 23 Alabama counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 138 animals.

All wildlife of Alabama

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL
4BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Marshallia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Flower color
White or pink

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “June to July” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Flower color · “White or pink” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Height · “Up to about 32 inches” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Light · “Partial shade; Full shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Soil · “Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Also known as

Broad Leaf Barbaras Buttons; Broadleaf Barbara's buttons

Conservation status

Alabama rankS3
Global rankG3
AL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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