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This species has been observed growing in longleaf pine-wiregrass communities, in pine-oak woodlands, bordering sink-ravines, and in live oak hammocks in semi-open to open areas (FSU Herbarium). It is also a ruderal species growing in powerline corridors, along roadsides, and in bulldozed sand scrub (FSU Herbarium).
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Revision as of 13:21, 14 July 2015

Liatris elegans
Liatris elegans Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Liatris
Species: L. elegans
Binomial name
Liatris elegans
(Walter) Michx.
LIAT ELEG dist.jpg
Natural range of Liatris elegans from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: pinkscale blazing star

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been observed growing in longleaf pine-wiregrass communities, in pine-oak woodlands, bordering sink-ravines, and in live oak hammocks in semi-open to open areas (FSU Herbarium). It is also a ruderal species growing in powerline corridors, along roadsides, and in bulldozed sand scrub (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

Liatris elegans and moth KMR 2011 2.JPG

References and notes