Liatris turgida Gaiser. Common name: Shale Blazing-star. Phenology: Jul-mid Sep. Habitat: Shale barrens, other low elevation outcrops. Distribution: E. WV and w. VA south to w. NC and nw. GA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Nesom (2005c) and Clark (2019) for additional discussion about taxonomic uncertainties regarding L. turgida and L. helleri.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, RAB, SE1, W, WV, Gaiser (1946), Godfrey (1948); < Liatris helleri Porter — FNA21, K4, Va, Nesom (2005c). Basionym: Liatris turgida Gaiser 1946
Links to other floras: < Liatris helleri - FNA21
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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© Alan Cressler: Liatris turgida, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Liatris turgida, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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