Marshallia grandiflora Beadle & F.E.Boynton (1901:7)
Appalachian Barbara’s-buttons, Large-flowered Barbara’s-buttons
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Knapp et al., 2020, 2021; POWO, 2024; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025; NatureServe, 2026)
Last record: 22 July 1898 or later; 1919 (Knapp et al., 2021; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025; NatureServe, 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
Henderson & Polk Counties, North Carolina, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Beadle, C. D. and Boynton, F. E. (1901). Revision of the species of Marshallia. Biltmore Botanical Studies 1: 3-10.
Other references:
Abeli, Thomas, Sharrock, Suzanne and Albani Rocchetti, Giulia. (2022a). Out-of-date datasets hamper conservation of species close to extinction. ResearchSquare preprint. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1250892/v1
Abeli, Thomas, Sharrock, Suzanne and Albani Rocchetti, Giulia. (2022b). Out-of-date datasets hamper conservation of species close to extinction. Nature Plants 8: 1370-1373. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01293-w
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2025). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 207(3): 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Knapp, Wesley M. and Naczi, R. F. C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
Knapp, Wesley M., Poindexter, Derick B. and Weakley, Alan S. (2020). The true identity of Marshallia grandiflora, an extinct species, and the description of Marshallia pulchra (Asteraceae, Helenieae, Marshalliinae). Phytotaxa 447(1): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.447.1.1
Knapp, Wesley M., Frances, Anne, Noss, Reed, Naczi, Robert F. C., Weakley, Alan, Gann, George D., Baldwin, Bruce G., Miller, James, McIntyre, Patrick, Mishler, Brent D., Moore, Gerry, Olmstead, Richard G., Strong, Anna, Kennedy, Kathryn, Heidel, Bonnie and Gluesenkamp, Daniel. (2021). Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada. Conservation Biology 35(1): 360-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13621 [Supporting Information (Appendix S1)]
NatureServe. (2026). Marshallia grandiflora: Large-flowered Barbara's-buttons. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 20 August 2026]
Roskov Y. et al. (eds.). (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.