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Liatris elegans (Walter) Michaux var. elegans . Common Elegant Blazing-star. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, {additional habitats}. Dist: SC south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Mayfield (2002) and Nesom (2021b) for discussion of the Liatris elegans complex.

Synonymy: = Nesom (2021b); >< Laciniaria elegans (Walter) Kuntze – S; >< Laciniaria flabellata Small – S; < Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx. – Fl7, NcTx, RAB, SE1, WH3; < Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx. var. elegans – FNA21, K3, K4, Tx, Mayfield (2002); >< Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx. var. elegans – K1, Gaiser (1946); >< Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx. var. flabellata (Small) Gaiser – K1, Gaiser (1946)

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