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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris microcephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris microcephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris microcephala
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Liatris microcephala
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris microcephala
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-002:
Liatris microcephala FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria microcephala
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Lacinaria polyphylla
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Blazing-star, Smallhead Blazing-star
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JK Marlow jkm110416_636
April Etowah County AL
Lower leaves linear to narrowly elliptic, 5-15cm long, 1-5mm wide, glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_microcephala_4
August
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Will Stuart wil_9627062683_5281df8d29
August Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
Flowers 4-5(6) per head, most corollas 6-8mm including the 1.5-2mm lobes, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Will Stuart wil_9630305596_efa8c5422b
August Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
Leaves numerous, linear, gradually reduced upward, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_microcephala_1
September
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_microcephala_1b
September
Phyllaries in 3-4 series, oblong to oblong-obovate, strongly unequal, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_microcephela_2
September
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_microcephela_2b
September
Phyllaries essentially glabrous, margins with hyaline borders, apices rounded, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris microcephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris microcephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris microcephala
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Liatris microcephala
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris microcephala
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-002:
Liatris microcephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria microcephala
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Lacinaria polyphylla
823
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Outcrops of acidic rocks (sandstone, granite, gneiss), barrens, prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-blue
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p144
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p273
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p83
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p108
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p098
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p313
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p363
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p187
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