Liatris elegantula
Liatris gholsonii
Greene's elegant gayfeather, shaggy blazing star
bluffs gayfeather, Gholson's blazing star, Gholson's gayfeather
glabrous.
finely puberulent.
basal and proximal cauline 1-nerved, linear-oblanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, 80–210 × 2–5(–10) mm, gradually or abruptly reduced distally, essentially glabrous (sparsely piloso-ciliate along proximal margins), gland-dotted.
basal and proximal cauline 1-nerved, spatulate (petioles slender, blades elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic), (100–)150–250 × (8–)11–22(–27) mm, gradually reduced distally, essentially glabrous, gland-dotted.
0 or (ascending) 2(–7) mm.
(spreading-ascending) (2–)5–12(–26) mm (with bracts 2+ mm wide, grading from distal leaves).
turbinate, 6–8 × 5–7 mm.
cylindro-turbinate, 4–5 × 2.5–3 mm.
(7–)8–11(–13);
corolla tubes pilose inside.
3–5(–6);
corolla tubes pilose inside.
in 3–4(–5) series, mostly oblong, unequal, essentially glabrous, margins with hyaline borders (0.2–0.4 mm wide), sometimes sparsely ciliolate, apices rounded.
in 3(–4) series, ovate to oblong, strongly to weakly unequal, essentially glabrous, margins with hyaline borders, ciliolate, apices (at least outer) acuminate to acute.
in loose, racemiform arrays (internodes 2–14 mm).
in loose, racemiform arrays.
2.8–3.5(–3.8) mm;
pappi: lengths ± equaling corollas, bristles barbellate.
3.5–5 mm;
pappi: lengths ± equaling corollas, bristles barbellate.
mostly globose.
globose.
= 20.
= 20.
Liatris elegantula
Liatris gholsonii
Of conservation concern.
Liatris gholsonii is closely similar to L. gracilis; it apparently is restricted to an area along the Apalachicola River in Liberty and Leon counties.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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