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.[1][2] It usually is found growing in sandy areas in association with sclerophyllous oaks.[3]

Liatris laevigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Liatris
Species:
L. laevigata
Binomial name
Liatris laevigata
Synonyms[1]
  • Lacinaria laevigata Small
  • Liatris tenuifolia var. laevigata B.L.Rob.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Liatris laevigata Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Clusterleaf Blazing Star (Liatris laevigata)". inaturalist.org. iNaturalist. 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ 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.