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Asteraceae

Puffballs

Marshallia caespitosa Nutt. ex DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Marshallia

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Puffballs: Photographed in Pulaski County, Arkansas
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Puffballs

Synonyms

  • Marshallia caespitosa var. caespitosa
  • Marshallia caespitosa var. signata Beadle & F.E.Boynton

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.