Liatris aestivalis

G. L. Nesom & O’Kennon

Sida 19: 768, figs. 1, 2. 2001.

Common names: Summer gayfeather
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 520. Mentioned on page 514.
Revision as of 20:34, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Plants 20–65 cm. Corms globose or subglobose. Stems glabrous. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline 1-nerved, linear to linear-lanceolate, 70–150 × 1–2.5 mm, abruptly or gradually reduced on distal 1/2 of stems, essentially glabrous (margins sometimes sparsely ciliate). Heads (closely spaced, stems obscured) in dense, (cylindric) spiciform arrays. Peduncles 0. Involucres cylindro-turbinate, 9–12 × 3.5–5 mm. Phyllaries in 2–3 series, (often dark purple in anthesis) oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate-triangular, weakly unequal, essentially glabrous, margins without hyaline borders, sometimes sparsely ciliate, apices acute to acute-attenuate (sometimes with narrow tips). Florets 3–4(–5); corolla tubes glabrate inside. Cypselae 4.5–6 mm; pappi: lengths ± equaling corollas, bristles plumose.


Phenology: Flowering mid Jul–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Shallow soils over limestone outcrops, slopes, bases of slopes, usually with yucca
Elevation: 100–400 m

Discussion

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