Liatris elegantula

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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: none

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

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.