Liatris laevigata

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Liatris laevigata
Liatris laevigata, Florida, US imported from iNaturalist photo 430332704.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Liatris
Species:
L. laevigata
Binomial name
Liatris laevigata
Synonyms [1]
  • Lacinaria laevigataSmall
  • Liatris tenuifolia var. laevigataB.L.Rob.

Liatris laevigata, the clusterleaf blazing star, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the U.S. states of Georgia and Florida. [1] It usually is found growing in sandy areas in association with sclerophyllous oaks. [2]

It may occasionally be grouped in Liatris tenuifolia as L. tenuifolia var. quadriflora, where it is differentiated by its larger basal leaves. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Liatris laevigata Nutt". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. Weakley, Alan S.; Poindexter, Derick B.; Leblond, Richard J.; Sorrie, Bruce A.; Karlsson, Cassandra H.; Williams, Parker J.; Orzell, Steve L.; Weeks, Andrea; Flores-Cruz, María; Gann, George D.; Bridges, Edwin L.; Keener, Brian R.; Noyes, Richard D.; Diggs, James T.; Floden, Aaron J. (2017). "New Combinations, Rank Changes, and Nomenclatural and Taxonomic Comments in the Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States. II". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 11 (2): 291–325. doi: 10.17348/jbrit.v11.i2.1071 . JSTOR   44858859. S2CID   244543495.
  3. "Shortleaf gayfeather". Florida Wildflower Foundation. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2025-02-15.