Difference between revisions of "Liatris pilosa"
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| + | Synonyms: ''Liatris graminifolia'' Willdenow; ''L. graminifolia'' var. ''graminifolia''; ''L. graminifolia'' var. ''lasia'' Fernald & Griscom; ''L. graminifolia'' var. ''racemosa'' (A.P. de Candolle) Venard; ''L. graminifolia'' var. ''typica''; ''L. | ||
| + | graminifolia'' var. ''dubia'' (Barton) A. Gray; ''Laciniaria graminifolia'' (Walter) Kuntze | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October (FSU Herbarium). | This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
This species grows in areas that are burned (FSU Herbarium). | This species grows in areas that are burned (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
==Cultivation and restoration== | ==Cultivation and restoration== | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 21 March 2016
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| Photo taken by Kevin Robertson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Liatris |
| Species: | L. pilosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Liatris pilosa Willd. | |
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| Natural range of Liatris pilosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Shaggy blazing star
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Liatris graminifolia Willdenow; L. graminifolia var. graminifolia; L. graminifolia var. lasia Fernald & Griscom; L. graminifolia var. racemosa (A.P. de Candolle) Venard; L. graminifolia var. typica; L. graminifolia var. dubia (Barton) A. Gray; Laciniaria graminifolia (Walter) Kuntze
Description
This species is abundant where it is found (FSU Herbarium).
A description of Liatris pilosa is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species is found within well drained stands of longleaf pine, sandhill slopes, and mixed hardwood-pine flatwoods as well as disturbed areas such as clear-cut slash pine plantations (FSU Herbarium). It has been observed to grow in open light conditions in red, sandy clays (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October (FSU Herbarium).
Fire ecology
This species grows in areas that are burned (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Liatris pilosa Photo by Kevin Robertson
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R. Kral, Wilson Baker, R. Komarek, Robert K. Godfrey, and Chris VanDerpoel. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Levy, Liberty, and Taylor. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
