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Asteraceae
Liatris

not marked as a favorite taxon Liatris elegantula (Greene) K. Schumann. Phenology: Aug-Oct (-Nov). Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands. Distribution: South Carolina south to n. peninsular Florida, west to Mississippi.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA21, K4, POWO, WH3, Nesom & Stucky (2004); = Laciniaria elegantula Greene; = Liatris graminifolia Willdenow var. elegantula (Greene) Gaiser — Gaiser (1946); = n/a — NS, RAB; < Laciniaria graminifolia (Willd.) Kuntze — S; < Liatris graminifolia Willdenow — SE1. Basionym: Lacinaria elegantula Greene 1901

Links to other floras: = Liatris elegantula - FNA21

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image #1 of Liatris elegantula© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Liatris elegantula© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Liatris elegantula© Alan Cressler: Liatris elegantula (likely identification), Coosa Prairies Area, Floyd County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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