Liatris microcephala

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum.
Common Name:Small Head Blazing Star; Small Head Gayfeather
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Small Head Blazing Star is a native herbaceous perennial in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is native to the northern half of Alabama. Small Head Blazing Star occurs on granite and sandstone outcrops, on rocky slopes, in dry pine-hardwood forests, and on roadside banks. It is a perennial from a globose corm. The stems are 1-5 from each corm. Stems are erect to reclining, green in color, glabrous, and unbranched (unless damaged). Leaves are basal and cauline. The leaves are linear-lanceolate in outline, alternate, sessile (upper) or short petiolate (lower), glabrous, with entire margins. The leaves are gradually or abruptly reduced in size in the upper half of the stem. Flowers are produced in cylindrical heads. The heads are arranged in spike-like arrays. Heads are sessile or with peduncles up to 12 mm in length. Each head has 3-4 series of unequal glabrous phyllaries with hyaline margins. Each head has 4-5 pink-purple disc flowers. The fruit is an achene with barbellate bristles. Small Head Blazing Star is available from some native plant nurseries. It prefers a site with well-draining soil and full sun.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Liatris
Species Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum. - Small Head Blazing Star; Small Head Gayfeather

Citation

Citation Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schumann, Just's Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 378. 1900.
Basionym: Lacinaria microcephala Small 1898.
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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Lacinaria microcephala    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Marshall, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Washington, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1881 - 1994

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWAL0046723 Autauga 29 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
131		 UWAL
Liattris microcephala (Small) K. Schumann
TROY000045607 Autauga 29 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
131		 TROY
Liattris microcephala (Small) K. Schumann
AUA000046775 Autauga 1 Aug 2020 YAWN, NOAH D.
65		 AUA
LIATRIS MICROCEPHALA (SMALL) K. SCHUM.
ALNHS00003635 Bibb 1 Sep 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2099		 ALNHS
Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum.
JSU139904 Blount 12 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1234		 JSU
Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schumann
UNA00054368 Blount 12 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1234		 UNA
Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum.
UNA00054594 Blount 14 Aug 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1450		 UNA
Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum.
TROY000015559 Blount 07 Sep 2002 Kral, Robert
93207		 TROY
Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schumann
TROY000015565 Blount 07 Sep 2002 Kral, Robert
93207		 TROY
Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schumann
TROY000028486 Blount 10 Aug 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4737		 TROY
Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schumann
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