Looking for some unusual seeds

Marshallia (Barbara's Buttons) - any species
Pimpinella major 'Rosea'

Does anyone have any of these seeds? (They're not common - at least here in the U.S., so I'd also appreciate any leads on where to buy either or both.
Thanks!

There are several varieties of Barbara's Buttons which grow in Central Texas. I once transplanted some to my wildflower bed and they came back sparsely several years. I think the meadow where I took those is now a subdivision, but in one of the books I have on Texas Wildflowers, it is noted that the picture was taken about 50 miles west of me. If you don't find a source, remind me about April, as they bloom around April and May. I will try to locate some in fields and watch for seed formation. I would like to do that for myself anyway. Thanks for bringing this up.

Aimee, Be careful which species you collect seeds from. Some are classified federally as threatened. Buying them when they are "captive grown" is one thing, but taking them from the wild is another.

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If you take them from privately owned pasture land, is that considered taking them from the wild? I would think it would be like hunting and fishing without a license when a friend allows you to. I dug them from land we were selling, because the potential buyers were planning streets where they were and I didn't have time to wait for seeds. Now I would have to impose on friends, but I didn't think that would be a problem.

My understanding is that there isn't any law against collecting anything from private property that you have permission to enter.

It is a different (and pretty serious) matter to access public (state or federal) lands to collect plants, especially those that are endangered.

More fun to collect from private land, anyway. The large pastures usually have a wonderful variety of plants. I will be looking for some replacements for some I lost while I was ill. That coincided with terrible drought and humongous hordes of grasshoppers, and things were devoured or parched. So expect me to go scavenging this spring. My friends think I'm weird, but they still invite me for supper most times. People who know me have grown accustomed to seeing me in their fields and pastures with my assorted tools, bags, pens, envelopes, tape, Ziplocs, etc.

Aimee, thanks for the offer - I'd love some if you can get them. I know what you mean about finding stuff in pastures. My backyard adjoins my neighbor's cow pasture, where I've found low ruellia and hardy ageratum. The cows look at me kind of funny but my neighbor doesn't mind if I go exploring and digging.

One of the reasons I'm interested in these plants is because they aren't commonly grown or recognized. But from the photos I've found and the descriptions I've read, I think they'd make beautiful plants in a cultivated or wildflower setting. I'm hoping to do my part to help increase the stock of these plants, and share with those who are interested in growing them.

A little late with this one but it might be worth something to someone. These people have it listed in their seed list http://www.easywildflowers.com/quality/mar.cae.htm