Liatris elegans var. elegans

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Lacinaria flabellata Small Liatris elegans var. flabellata
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 521.

Corms depressed-globose. Heads crowded. Phyllaries: apices petaloid, lavender, magenta, or pink, elongate and strongly recurving, petaloid portions short relative to herbaceous bases. Corollas creamy white.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Dry, sandy sites, sandy clays, dunes, pine-hardwoods, pine-live oak, longleaf pine, turkey oak
Elevation: 0–200 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Okla., S.C., Tex.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Guy L. Nesom +
(Walter) Michaux +
Staehelina elegans +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Okla. +, S.C. +  and Tex. +
0–200 m +
Dry, sandy sites, sandy clays, dunes, pine-hardwoods, pine-live oak, longleaf pine, turkey oak +
Flowering Aug–Oct. +
Fl. Bor.-Amer. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Lacinaria flabellata +  and Liatris elegans var. flabellata +
Liatris elegans var. elegans +
Liatris elegans +
variety +