Liatris laevigata
| Liatris laevigata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Liatris |
| Species: | L. laevigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Liatris laevigata (Nutt.) Small | |
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| Natural range of Liatris laevigata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Shortleaf blazing star
Synonym names: Liatris tenuifolia var. quadriflora Chapm.; Liatris tenuifolia var. laevigata (Nutt.) B.L. Rob.
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Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Liatris laevigata is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, L. laevigata can occur in longleaf pine-saw palmetto flats; ecotones between longleaf pine turkey oak sand ridges and pine flatwoods; scrub oak-wiregrass ridges; Pinus clausa/Ceratiola scrubs; Quercus laurifolia hammocks; and pine flatwoods on limerock. It has occurred in disturbed areas such as roadsides, sandy fallow fields, and bulldozed clearings of pine flatwoods (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Liatris pauciflora, Aristida, Sorghastrum, Carphephorus corymbosus, Pinus clausa, Serenoa repens, Carya florida, Quercus myrtifolia, Quercus geminata, Osmanthus megacarpus, Prunus geniculata, Bumelia, Ceranthera, Polygonella, and Penstemon (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers and fruits August through December (FSU Herbarium).
