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Liatris gholsonii

bluffs gayfeather, Gholson's blazing star, Gholson's gayfeather
Habit Plants 45–120(–180) cm.
Stems

finely puberulent.
Leaves

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.
Peduncles

(spreading-ascending) (2–)5–12(–26) mm (with bracts 2+ mm wide, grading from distal leaves).
Involucres

cylindro-turbinate, 4–5 × 2.5–3 mm.
Florets

3–5(–6);

corolla tubes pilose inside.
Phyllaries

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.
Heads

in loose, racemiform arrays.
Cypselae

3.5–5 mm;

pappi: lengths ± equaling corollas, bristles barbellate.
Corms

globose.
2n

= 20.

Liatris gholsonii
Phenology Flowering (Jul–)Aug–Oct(–Nov).
Habitat Slopes of shaded sites in deciduous woods, ecotones of mesic woods and scrub oak, sandy ridges between ravines, open sites on bluffs, loamy or gravelly sands
Elevation 20–50 m (100–200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
FL
Discussion

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.)
Source FNA vol. 21, p. 531.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Eupatorieae > Liatris
Sibling taxa
L. acidota, L. aestivalis, L. aspera, L. bracteata, L. chapmanii, L. cokeri, L. compacta, L. cylindracea, L. cymosa, L. elegans, L. elegantula, L. garberi, L. glandulosa, L. gracilis, L. helleri, L. hirsuta, L. laevigata, L. lancifolia, L. ligulistylis, L. microcephala, L. ohlingerae, L. oligocephala, L. patens, L. pauciflora, L. pilosa, L. provincialis, L. punctata, L. pycnostachya, L. savannensis, L. scariosa, L. spicata, L. squarrosa, L. squarrulosa, L. tenuifolia, L. tenuis, L. virgata
Name authority L. C. Anderson: Sida 20: 98, fig. 1. (2002)
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