Liatris gracilis

Liatris gracilis
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Liatris
Species:	L. gracilis
Binomial name
Liatris gracilis Pursh
Synonyms [1]
List Lacinaria gracilisKuntze Lacinaria laxaSmall Liatris gholsoniiL.C.Anderson Liatris lanceolataBertol. Liatris laxaK.Schum. Liatris pauciflosculosaNutt. Liatris pilosa var. gracilis(Pursh) Nutt.

Liatris gracilis, the slender blazing-star or slender gayfeather, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. ^[2] A perennial reaching 40 in (1 m) but often considerably shorter, it is native to the southeastern US states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. ^{[1] [2]} It has been observed in habitats such as longleaf pine-wiregrass communities, oak scrub, grasslands, and sandhills. ^[3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: ^[1]

• Liatris gracilis var. gholsonii(L.C.Anderson) D.B.Ward – Florida
• Liatris gracilis var. gracilis – entire range

References

1. "Liatris gracilis Pursh". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
2. "Liatris gracilis Pursh Slender Blazing Star, Slender Gayfeather, Slender Liatris". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
3. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors:  E. S. Ford, R.K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, John Morrill, E. L. Tyson, Kurt E. Blum, D. B. Ward, Gary R. Knight, C. Jackson, H. A. Davis, Samuel B. Jones, Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., R. Kral, Almut G. Jones, Victoria I. Sullivan, R L Lazor, Olga Lakela, J. P. Gillespie, James D. Ray, Jr., Donald G. Randolph, Sidney McDaniel, J. B. Nelson, B. Cooper, Wendy Caster, Kurt E. Blum, John D. Lazor, Wilson Baker, A. F. Clewell, Roy Komarek, E. V. Komarek, T. MacClendon, Boothes, and Chris VanDerpoel.  States and Counties:  Florida: Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dade, Dixie, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Pasco, Polk, Santa Rosa, St Johns, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington. Georgia:  Thomas.