Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya

Endemic
Synonyms: Liatris bebbiana Rydberg Liatris langloisii (Greene) Cory
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 525.

Corms globose. Stems usually glabrous or sparsely pilose except near heads (where sparsely piloso-puberulent). Leaves glabrous. 2n = 20, 40.


Phenology: Flowering mid Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Moist prairies, wooded and rocky ridges, sandy woods, creek bottoms, dunes
Elevation: 30–300(–900) m

Distribution

V21-1330-distribution-map.gif

Ark., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.Dak., Tex., Wis.

Discussion

Liatris pycnostachya is commonly cultivated. Collections from Michigan “doubtless represent escapes” (E. G. Voss, pers. comm.), as also do those from Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Guy L. Nesom +
Michaux +
Ark. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +  and Wis. +
30–300(–900) m +
Moist prairies, wooded and rocky ridges, sandy woods, creek bottoms, dunes +
Flowering mid Jun–Aug. +
Fl. Bor.-Amer. +
Liatris bebbiana +  and Liatris langloisii +
Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya +
Liatris pycnostachya +
variety +