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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Liatris tenuifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris tenuifolia var. tenuifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Liatris tenuifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-009:
Liatris tenuifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria tenuifolia
COMMON NAME:
Shortleaf Blazing-star, Shortleaf Gayfeather, Slender Blazing-star
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Keith Bradley kab_l_tenuifolia_4486
September Miami-Dade County FL
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_l_tenuifolia_4494
September Miami-Dade County FL
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_l_tenuifolia_4498
September Miami-Dade County FL
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve
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Will Stuart wil_6150436870_f40521d48b
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Upper leaves much reduced, the plant appearing subscapose, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_6150437436_8c91e3999c
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
A basal rosette of almost filiform leaves, usually less than 2mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_6150440026_0d0e39058a
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Flower heads in a dense long spikelike raceme, usually 5 flowers per head, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_8452297913_95659396fd
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Eking out an existence - with grace - in the most barren of habitats, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm161001_778
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm161001_780
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm161001_781
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_liatris_tenuifolia
October
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Liatris tenuifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris tenuifolia var. tenuifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Liatris tenuifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-009:
Liatris tenuifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria tenuifolia
3135
Forb
Perennial
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-blue
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Fall
Blackish
Achene
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