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Liatris  Gaertn. ex Schreb.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 37906

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): blazing star [English]
  
    gayfeather [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2009   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderAsterales   
                            FamilyAsteraceae  – sunflowers, tournesols  
                               GenusLiatris Gaertn. ex Schreb. – blazing star, gayfeather  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesLiatris acidota Engelm. & A. Gray – sharp blazing star, sharp gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris aestivalis G.L. Nesom & R. O'Kennon  
                                  SpeciesLiatris aspera Michx. – tall blazing star, tall gayfeather, rough gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X boykinii Torr. & A. Gray (pro sp.) – Boykin's gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris bracteata Gaiser – bracted blazing star, bracted gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris chapmanii Torr. & A. Gray – Chapman's blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris cokeri Pyne & Stucky – Sandhill's blazing star, Coker's gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris compacta (Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb. – scaly blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X creditonensis Gaiser – gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris cylindracea Michx. – Ontario blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris cymosa (H. Ness) K. Schum. – branched blazing star, branched gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X deamii (Lunell) Shinners  
                                  SpeciesLiatris elegans (Walter) Michx. – pinkscale blazing star, pinkscale gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris elegantula (Greene) K. Schum. – shaggy blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X fallacior (Lunell) Rydb. (pro sp.) – gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X freemaniana J. Allison  
                                  SpeciesLiatris X frostii Gaiser – Frost's gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris garberi A. Gray – Garber's blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris gholsonii L.C. Anderson – Gholson's blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X gladewitzii (Farw.) Farw. ex Shinners – Gladewitz's gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris glandulosa G.L. Nesom & R. O'Kennon – glandular blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris gracilis Pursh – slender blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris helleri Porter – Heller's blazing star, turgid blazing star, Heller's blazingstar 
                                  SpeciesLiatris hirsuta Rydb. – scaly blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris laevigata (Nutt.) Small – shortleaf blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris lancifolia (Greene) Kittell – lanceleaf blazing star, lanceleaf gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris ligulistylis (A. Nelson) K. Schum. – Rocky Mountain blazing star, Rocky Mountain gayfeather, strap-style gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X macdanieliana J. Allison  
                                  SpeciesLiatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum. – smallhead blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris ohlingerae (S.F. Blake) B.L. Rob. – Florida blazing star, scrub blazing star, scrub blazingstar 
                                  SpeciesLiatris oligocephala J. Allison – Cahaba torch 
                                  SpeciesLiatris patens Pursh  
                                  SpeciesLiatris pauciflora Pursh – fewflower blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd. – shaggy blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris provincialis Godfrey – Godfrey's blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris punctata Hook. – dotted blazing star, dotted gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris pycnostachya Michx. – prairie blazing star, cat-tail gayfeather, Kansas gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X ridgwayi Standl. – Ridgeway's gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris savannensis Kral & G.L. Nesom  
                                  SpeciesLiatris scariosa (L.) Willd. – devil's bite 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X spheroidea Michx. (pro sp.) – spherical blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris spicata (L.) Willd. – dense blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. – scaly blazing star, scaly gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris squarrulosa Michx. – Appalachian blazing star, tall gayfeather, Appalachian gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X steelei Gaiser – Steele's gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris tenuifolia Nutt. – shortleaf blazing star 
                                  SpeciesLiatris tenuis Shinners – Gulf blazing star, Gulf gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris virgata Nutt. – wand blazing star, dense blazing star, grassleaf gayfeather 
                                  SpeciesLiatris X weaveri Shinners – Weaver's gayfeather 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Guy L. Nesom   
  Notes: Botanical Research Institute of Texas, USA   
  Reference for: Liatris    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Asteraceae of North America Update, database (version 2010.5.13)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Update coordinated by the International Compositae Alliance (TICA) (http://www.compositae.org/) through the Smithsonian Institution in collaboration with the USDA National Plant Data Center   
  Reference for: Liatris   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Liatris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Liatris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Liatris   
       
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