Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schumann. Common name: Small-head Blazing-star. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Outcrops of acidic rocks (sandstone, granite, gneiss), barrens, prairies. Distribution: W. NC and KY south to w. SC, n. and c. GA, and n. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA21, G, K4, RAB, SE1, Tn, W, Gaiser (1946), Godfrey (1948); = Lacinaria polyphylla Small; = Laciniaria microcephala Small — S. Basionym: Lacinaria microcephala Small 1898
Links to other floras: = Liatris microcephala - FNA21
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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native range: southeastern United States
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