Liatris pycnostachya Michaux var. lasiophylla Shinners. Hairy Prairie Blazingstar. Phen: Jul-Nov. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills and other dry loamy pinelands and oak woodlands. Dist: S. MS and se. LA west through w. LA to ne., e., and se. TX. Locally common in the southern Loess Plains on roadsides and loamy longleaf pine woodlands.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = FNA21, K3, K4, Tx; < Laciniaria pycnostachya (Michx.) Kuntze – S; < Liatris pycnostachya Michx. – NcTx, SE1
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ?: 9
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