Liatris laevigata, the clusterleaf blazing star, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the U.S. states of Georgia and Florida.[2] It usually is found growing in sandy areas in association with sclerophyllous oaks.[3]
| Liatris laevigata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Liatris |
| Species: | L. laevigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Liatris laevigata | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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It may occasionally be grouped in Liatris tenuifolia as L. tenuifolia var. quadriflora, where it is differentiated by its larger basal leaves.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Liatris laevigata". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Liatris laevigata Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ Weakley, Alan S.; Poindexter, Derick B.; Leblond, Richard J.; Sorrie, Bruce A.; Karlsson, Cassandra H.; Williams, Parker J.; Orzell, Steve L.; Weeks, Andrea; Flores-Cruz, María; Gann, George D.; Bridges, Edwin L.; Keener, Brian R.; Noyes, Richard D.; Diggs, James T.; Floden, Aaron J. (2017). "New Combinations, Rank Changes, and Nomenclatural and Taxonomic Comments in the Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States. II". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 11 (2): 291–325. doi:10.17348/jbrit.v11.i2.1071. JSTOR 44858859. S2CID 244543495.
- ↑ "Shortleaf gayfeather". Florida Wildflower Foundation. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
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