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Synonyms: ''Liatris graminifolia'' Willdenow var. ''elegantula'' (Greene) Gaiser; ''Laciniaria elegantula'' Greene; ''Laciniaria graminifolia'' (Willdenow) Kuntze 
  
 
Varieties: ''Liatris garberi'' A. Gray
 
Varieties: ''Liatris garberi'' A. Gray

Revision as of 11:31, 27 June 2018

Common name: shaggy blazing star [1]

Liatris elegantula
Liatris elegantula AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Liatris
Species: L. elegantula
Binomial name
Liatris elegantula
Greene
LIAT ELEG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Liatris elegantula from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Liatris graminifolia Willdenow var. elegantula (Greene) Gaiser; Laciniaria elegantula Greene; Laciniaria graminifolia (Willdenow) Kuntze

Varieties: Liatris garberi A. Gray

Description

L. elegantula is a perennial forb/herb of the Asteraceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

L. elegantula is found in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

L. elegantula is found in sandhills and other dry woodlands. [2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LIEL7
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.