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.
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)
Links to other floras: = Liatris gracilis - FNA21
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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