Liatris tenuifolia

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Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
Common Name:Shortleaf Blazing Star; Shortleaf Gayfeather
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:LITE6
Plant Notes:Thread-leaf Gayfeather is a native perennial in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is native primarily to the southern half of Alabama. Thread-leaf Gayfeather grows in longleaf pine savannahs, in xeric scrub oak woods, in sand hills, on dunes, and on roadsides. It is a perennial from a crom. Stems are glabrous, 3-5 feet in height, and unbranched (unless damaged). The leaves are linear, glabrous, and gland dotted. The leaves are basal and cauline. The basal leaves are much larger than the cauline leaves, which are often appressed to the stem. Flowers are produced in heads containing 4-6 purple flowers. The heads are arranged in terminal racemes. The heads are subtended by phyllaries that are rounded and have a pinkish margin. The fruit is an achene with a tuft of barbellate bristles. Thread-leaf Gayfeather is sometimes available from wildflower companies as seed. The seed can be started in pots or flats and then transplanted to areas in the garden with full soil in well-draining, sandy soil. Plants will flower in the second year from seed.--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 tenuifolia Nutt. - Shortleaf Blazing Star; Shortleaf Gayfeather

Citation

Citation Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 131. 1818.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Nuttall s.n. (lectotype: BM; isolectotype: PH). Lectotypified by Gaiser, Rhodora 48: 287, 290. 1946.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Lacinaria tenuifolia Lacinaria tenuifolia (Nuttall) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 349. 1891.Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall 1818. 

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, Bullock, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Pike, Walker

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1981 - 1993

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000039695 Baldwin 6 Oct 2014 BARGER, T.WAYNE
SP1574		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
AUA000027021 Baldwin 10 Oct 2007 BARGER, T.WAYNE
PERD-10		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
AUA000005668 Conecuh 15 Sep 1985 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
1806		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
UWAL0052762 Houston 22 Sep 1996 Sorrie, B.A.
9026		 UWAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
TROY000002532 Conecuh 01 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15868		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
AUA000005672 Pike 27 Jul 1989 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
6431		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
UWAL0012470 Conecuh 15 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23353		 UWAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
UNA00056246 Geneva 20 Sep 1998 MacDonald, John R.
12079		 UNA
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
TROY000002537 Pike 22 Sep 1999 Martin, Brian H.
279		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0013910 Bullock 28 Sep 2010 Dykes, Bailee
1335		 UWAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
AUA000030734 Covington 18 Oct 2010 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
4931		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
UNA00048116 Walker _ Sep 1875 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
TROY000036238 Bullock 28 Sep 2010 Dykes, Bailee
1335		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
AUA000005669 Crenshaw 19 Oct 1997 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
11143		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
UNA00022811 Dallas 21 Aug 1993 Haynes, Chris G.
s.n.		 UNA
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
AUA000005671 Escambia 7 Oct 1968 KRAL, ROBERT
33808		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
TROY000015793 Butler 05 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20255		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0032078 Houston 15 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26902		 UWAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
ALNHS00004292 Houston 02 Nov 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2709		 ALNHS
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
AUA000005667 Baldwin 28 Sep 1981 HENDERSON, T.
626		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
TROY000002533 Conecuh 06 Oct 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12757		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
TROY000044999 Geneva 28 Sep 2017 Byrd, Cameron
1557		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttal
TROY000002535 Escambia 29 Sep 1980 Kral, Robert
66524		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
TROY000002536 Escambia 03 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17009		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0000845 Pike 12 Oct 2009 Gachuiri, Eva
11		 UWAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
AMAL00013373 Escambia 03 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17009		 AMAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
AMAL00003221 Houston 03 Oct 1999 MacDonald, John R.
13570		 AMAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
AUA000005670 Dale 26 Oct 1991 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
7831		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
UWAL0006194 Houston 25 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
69732		 UWAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
AUA000005673 Pike 17 Oct 1987 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
3714		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
UNA00055929 Houston 10 Oct 1994 MacDonald, John R.
7932		 UNA
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
TROY000043207 Houston 15 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26902		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
UNA00022816 Dallas 21 Aug 1993 Haynes, Chris G.
s.n.		 UNA
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
TROY000034503 Houston 25 Sep 1982 Kral, Robert
69732		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
UNA00048117 Covington 03 Oct 1981 Haynes, Robert R.
8491		 UNA
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
JSU117532 Baldwin 15 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12854		 JSU
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
AMAL00017464 Baldwin 10 Oct 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-10		 AMAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
AMAL00012389 Escambia 29 Sep 1980 Kral, Robert
66524		 AMAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
ALNHS00008145 Autauga 10 Sep 2021 Yawn, Noah D.
NDY#243		 ALNHS
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
TROY000014673 Escambia 18 Sep 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20046		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
AUA000005374 Covington 13 Oct 2005 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
15927		 AUA
LIATRIS TENUIFOLIA NUTT.
TROY000002534 Covington 13 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15927		 TROY
Liatris tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0043305 Baldwin 12 Sep 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
809		 UWAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
UWAL0002968 Covington 18 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5657		 UWAL
Liatris tenuifolia Nutt.
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