Marshallia

Marshallia
Marshallia trinervia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Helenieae
Subtribe: Marshalliinae
H.Rob.
Genus: Marshallia
Schreb. 1791 not J.F.Gmel. 1791 (Salicaceae)
Synonyms
  • Persoonia Michx. 1803, illegitimate name not Sm.1798 (Proteaceae) nor Willd. 1799 (Meliaceae)
  • Trattenikia Pers.
  • Phyteumopsis Juss. ex Poir.

Marshallia is a genus of plants in the tribe Helenieae within the family Asteraceae. Marshallia is native to the southeastern and south-central United States. A common name applied to most species in the genus is Barbara's buttons.