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Asteraceae
Liatris

not marked as a favorite taxon Liatris gracilis Pursh. Common name: Slender Blazing-star. Phenology: (Jul-) Aug-Oct (-Nov). Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, pine rocklands. Distribution: SC south to s. FL, west to MS.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA21, K4, WH3; = Liatris gracilis Pursh var. gracilis; < Laciniaria gracilis Pursh — SE1; > Laciniaria gracilis Pursh — S; > Laciniaria laxa Small — S; < Liatris gracilis Pursh — RAB; Liatris gracilis Pursh. Basionym: Liatris gracilis Pursh 1814 [1813]

Links to other floras: = Liatris gracilis - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Liatris gracilis© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Liatris gracilis© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Liatris gracilis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Liatris gracilis© Alan Cressler: Liatris gracilis, Pitcher Plant Savanna, Baldwin County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Liatris gracilis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Liatris gracilis© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Liatris gracilis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Liatris gracilis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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