Difference between revisions of "Liatris elegans"
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Revision as of 14:21, 14 July 2015
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| 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. | |
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| Natural range of Liatris elegans from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
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).
