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==Taxonomic notes==
 
==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.  
 
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
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graminifolia''  var. ''dubia'' (Barton) A. Gray; ''Laciniaria graminifolia'' (Walter) Kuntze.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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This species is abundant where it is found. <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu 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.</ref>
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This species is abundant where it is found.<ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu 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.</ref>
  
 
A description of ''Liatris pilosa'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067113 The Flora of North America].
 
A description of ''Liatris pilosa'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067113 The Flora of North America].
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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The range of ''L. pilosa'' extends from New Jersey, Deleware, and Pennsylvania south to South Carolina.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
  
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. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> It has been observed to grow in open light conditions in red, sandy clays. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> ''L. pilosa'' responds negatively to soil disturbance by heavy silvilculture in North Carolina.<ref>Cohen, S., R. Braham, and F. Sanchez. (2004). Seed Bank Viability in Disturbed Longleaf Pine Sites. Restoration Ecology 12(4):503-515.</ref> When exposed to soil disturbance by military training in West Georgia, ''L. pilosa'' responds negatively by way of absence.<ref>Dale, V.H., S.C. Beyeler, and B. Jackson. (2002). Understory vegetation indicators of anthropogenic disturbance in longleaf pine forests at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. Ecological Indicators 1(3):155-170.</ref>
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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.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> It has been observed to grow in open light conditions in red, sandy clays.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> ''L. pilosa'' responds negatively to soil disturbance by heavy silvilculture in North Carolina.<ref>Cohen, S., R. Braham, and F. Sanchez. (2004). Seed Bank Viability in Disturbed Longleaf Pine Sites. Restoration Ecology 12(4):503-515.</ref> When exposed to soil disturbance by military training in West Georgia, ''L. pilosa'' responds negatively by way of absence.<ref>Dale, V.H., S.C. Beyeler, and B. Jackson. (2002). Understory vegetation indicators of anthropogenic disturbance in longleaf pine forests at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. Ecological Indicators 1(3):155-170.</ref>
  
 
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This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
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This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October.<ref name="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. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
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This species grows in areas that are burned.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
 
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Revision as of 15:05, 23 September 2020

Liatris pilosa
Liatris graminifolia KMR 2011.jpg
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.
LIAT GRAM dist.jpg
Natural range of Liatris pilosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Shaggy blazing star; Grass-leaf gayfeather; Slender gayfeather

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.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

This species is abundant where it is found.[2]

A description of Liatris pilosa is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

The range of L. pilosa extends from New Jersey, Deleware, and Pennsylvania south to South Carolina.[1]

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.[2] It has been observed to grow in open light conditions in red, sandy clays.[2] L. pilosa responds negatively to soil disturbance by heavy silvilculture in North Carolina.[3] When exposed to soil disturbance by military training in West Georgia, L. pilosa responds negatively by way of absence.[4]

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October.[2]

Fire ecology

This species grows in areas that are burned.[2]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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.
  3. Cohen, S., R. Braham, and F. Sanchez. (2004). Seed Bank Viability in Disturbed Longleaf Pine Sites. Restoration Ecology 12(4):503-515.
  4. Dale, V.H., S.C. Beyeler, and B. Jackson. (2002). Understory vegetation indicators of anthropogenic disturbance in longleaf pine forests at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. Ecological Indicators 1(3):155-170.