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Liatris elegantula

(Greene) K. Schum.

Shaggy Gayfeather

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141145
Element CodePDAST5X1E1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLiatris
Synonyms
Liatris graminifolia var. elegantula(Greene) K. Schum.Liatris pilosa var. elegantula(Greene) comb. nov. ined.
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Nesom's treatment in FNA (2006, vol. 21) and Weakley et al. (2023) recognize Liatris elegantula as distinct from L. pilosa. The treatment in Kartesz (1999) recognized L. elegantula as a variety of L. pilosa, however, that combination was never published.
Conservation Status
Change Date2024-05-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Reed BrakeTalladega National Forest621
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  3. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2018. Tropicos Internet Database. URL: http://www.tropicos.org. Accessed in 2018.
  4. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.