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Mohr's Barbara's Buttons
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Forestry Considerations: This plant can probably tolerate light thinnings. Mechanical site prep and clearcutting could be very damaging to this plant, as would some herbicides. Distribution by County: Known from Bibb, Cherokee, Calhoun and Etowah Counties in Alabama. |
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Description:
This plant may reach a height of 2 feet or more. Its small white-pink flowers
are produced in several heads, in a branched arrangement. The flowers bloom in
May and June. The plant grows in moist to wet openings in woodlands and along
shale-bedded streams. It often grows in association with grasses and sedges and
prefers full sunlight or partial shade.