Liatris squarrulosa

Get help with this component

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
Common Name:Appalachian Blazing Star; Appalachian Gayfeather
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:LISQ2
Plant Notes:Southern Gayfeather is a native herbaceous perennial in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It occurs throughout Alabama. Southern Gayfeather occurs in prairies, in cedar glades, in pine woodlands, and in rocky woods. It is a perennial with a globose corm. Plants are from 2-6 feet in height. The stems are green or reddish in color, usually unbranched, and pubescent. Leaves are basal and cauline. The basal leaves are petiolate, elliptic to oblanceolate in outline, pubescent, with entire margins. The stem leaves are sessile, alternate, lanceolate to elliptic in outline, pubescent, with entire margins. Flowers are produced in heads arranged in terminal racemes. The phyllaries are large, green or purple in color, with reflexed tips. The lower phyllaries have triangular tips while those closer to the flowers have rounded apices. The phyllaries are pubescent or glabrous. The upper phyllaries have a purple margin. The heads have 11-26 purple disc flowers. The fruit is an achene with barbellate bristles. Southern Gayfeather is sometimes available from native plant nurseries. It prefers a well-draining soil in full sun. Plants may have to be staked to prevent them from falling over. Southern Gayfeather occurs in a wide range of habitats and exhibits considerable variation. The size and shape of the heads, the numbers of flowers per head, the size of plants, and the amount of pubescence all vary tremendously.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Liatris
Species Liatris squarrulosa Michx. - Appalachian Blazing Star; Appalachian Gayfeather

Citation

Citation Liatris squarrulosa Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 92. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA:

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Lacinaria earlei Lacinaria earlei Greene, Pittonia 4; 316. 1901. ALABAMA: Lee Co.: Auburn, 27 Sep 1896, Earle s.n. (holotype: ND-G).
Lacinaria scabra Lacinaria scabra Greene, Pittonia 4: 317. 1901. ILLINOIS: Without data, 23 Sep 1890, Earle s.n. (holotype: ND-G).
Lacinaria scariosa var. squarrulosa Lacinaria scariosa (Linnaeus) Hill, var. squarrulosa (Michaux) Small & Vail, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 28. 1894.Liatris squarrulosa Michaux 1803. 
Lacinaria ruthii Lacinaria ruthii Alexander, in Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1335, 1508. 1933, non Bush 1931. TENNESSEE: Meigs Co.: Hiwassee Valley, Oct 1896, Ruth 34 (holotype: NY).
Lacinaria scariosa var. squarrulosa Liatris scariosa (Linnaeus) Willdenow, var. squarrulosa (Michaux) A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 110. 1884.Liatris squarrulosa Michaux 1803. 
Lacinaria shortii Lacinaria shortii Alexander, in Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1335, 1508. 1933. OHIO: Without data, 1842, Short s.n. (holotype: NY).
Lacinaria tracyi Lacinaria tracyi Alexander, in Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1335, 1508. 1933. ALABAMA: Baldwin Co.: Gateswood, 31 Oct 1903, Tracy 8558 (holotype: NY).
Liatris scabra Liatris scabra (Greene) K. Schumann, Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 29(1): 569. 1903.Lacinaria scabra Greene 1901. 
Liatris earlei Liatris earlei (Greene) K. Schumann, Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 29(1): 569. 1903.Lacinaria earlei Greene 1901. 

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, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dallas, DeKalb, Escambia, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Russell, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1893 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000039671 Lee 8 Oct 1954 Oliver, J.D.
 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
UWAL0043304 Baldwin 24 Oct 2006 Larsen, Harry S.
1582		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117459 Cleburne 14 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
318		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117525 Lawrence 18 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6443		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00027570 Russell 26 Sep 1976 Haynes, Robert R.
6024		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117454 Clay 4 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5202		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00048114 Mobile _ Oct 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
UWAL0000810 Marengo 19 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1147		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx
UWAL0000796 St. Clair 06 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3926		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx
JSU117526 Marshall 27 Oct 1991 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1049		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00054479 Blount 19 Sep 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1670		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
ALNHS00001355 Dallas 20 Oct 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-569		 ALNHS
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117529 Morgan 16 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37852		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0016126 DeKalb 16 Aug 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14084		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
TROY000016628 St. Clair 24 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3060		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0053240 Madison 02 Oct 2020 Finzel, Brian
s.n.		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117523 DeKalb 14 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
TROY000047568 Lowndes 29 Oct 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28604		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117453 Calhoun 6 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12149		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
TROY000043665 Franklin 10 Oct 2013 England, J. Kevin
4625		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117527 Marshall 27 Sep 1991 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1036		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
TROY000017351 Sumter 09 Oct 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3148		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0014670 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1410		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117521 Cleburne 14 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
309		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117531 Winston 17 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6370		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00050015 Hale 07 Oct 1972 Cameron, M.L.
127		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
UNA00054238 Blount 12 Oct 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1751		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
AUA000005661 Greene 8 Oct 1968 Kral, Robert
33893		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
TROY000016629 St. Clair 06 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3926		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
AUA000005658 Crenshaw 29 Oct 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6570		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
AUA000005664 St. Clair 19 Oct 1977 Owsley, M.
506		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
UNA00027572 Clay 29 Jul 1973 Spencer, S.K.
123		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
AUA000005666 Talladega 19 Oct 1993 Hilton, Jarel L.
132		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117460 Cleburne 19 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
358		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117524 Jackson 21 Sep 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9997		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00048112 St. Clair 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37820		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117455 Cleburne 9 Sep 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4920		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0054360 Sumter 27 Oct 2020 Keener, Brian R.
12071		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0002319 Hale 23 Sep 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13074		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
UWAL0000799 Sumter 09 Oct 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3148		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx
SAMF0006556 Bibb 09 Oct 2003 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3016		 SAMF
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117528 Marshall 27 Sep 1991 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1020		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0056524 Winston 26 Sep 2020 England, Kevin J.
11221		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
TROY000002527 Bullock 18 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14176		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117451 Baldwin 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38269		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0050347 Madison 11 Sep 2020 Finzel, Brian
s.n.		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00027571 Mobile 06 Nov 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D812		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
AUA000005660 Escambia 7 Oct 1968 Kral, Robert
33807		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
TROY000016631 Sumter 02 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3875		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117452 Calhoun 9 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12212		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
TROY000044075 Colbert 13 Sep 2014 England, J. Kevin
5144		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0010326 Marengo 01 Oct 2011 England, J. Kevin
3154		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0000797 St. Clair 24 Sep 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3060		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx
JSU139902 Blount 12 Oct 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1751		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
AUA000005663 Lowndes 3 Oct 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1370		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
UNA00048113 DeKalb 08 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37664		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
AUA000005656 Cleburne 26 Sep 1960 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
363		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
TROY000036353 Bullock 12 Oct 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1410		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU142305 Baldwin 05 Nov 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
PERD-662		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00048178 Talladega 15 Oct 1893 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
UWAL0039278 Lowndes 29 Oct 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28604		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0034407 Wilcox 04 Oct 1994 Kral, Robert
84281		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
UWAL0032455 Lowndes 14 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4851		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00048889 Autauga 14 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
931		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117522 Cullman 16 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37845		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0000798 Sumter 02 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3875		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx
TROY000015943 DeKalb 26 Sep 1987 Dickson, Catherine C.
650		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UWAL0005689 Limestone 21 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
68987		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
TROY000002531 Montgomery 02 Oct 1999 Hall, James A.
13		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
JSU117530 Washington 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18400		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00048109 Lee 04 Oct 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117458 Cleburne 6 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
264		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00053666 Tuscaloosa 28 Sep 1987 Gabrielson, Frederick C.
s.n.		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
TROY000002529 Crenshaw 11 Oct 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
10042		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
TROY000033738 Hale 23 Sep 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13074		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
AUA000005665 St. Clair 19 Oct 1977 Owsley, M.
506		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
UWAL0000800 Sumter 24 Oct 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3263		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx
JSU117457 Cleburne 19 Sep 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
364		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
AUA000005657 Conecuh 24 Sep 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6404		 AUA
Liatris Squarrulosa Michx.
UNA00048111 Blount 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37822		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
JSU117456 Cleburne 15 Sep 1983 Nixon, Christopher F.
417		 JSU
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
TROY000035639 Butler 03 Oct 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23456		 TROY
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
UNA00048110 Clay 31 Jul 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
UWAL0000801 Sumter 11 Sep 1993 Stanton, Lee E.
B-021		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michx
UWAL0011516 Butler 03 Oct 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23456		 UWAL
Liatris squarrulosa Michaux
First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Records per Page: