familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Eupatorieae
genusLiatris
speciesLiatris tenuifolia

Liatris tenuifolia

Nuttall

Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 131. 1818.

Guy L. Nesom
Common names: Pine-needle or shortleaf gayfeather
Endemic
Synonyms: Lacinaria tenuifolia (Nuttall) Kuntze
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 526. Mentioned on page 515, 534.

Plants 40–150 cm. Corms globose. Stems glabrous or sparsely pilose. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline (arising from separated nodes) 1-nerved, linear to linear-lanceolate, 100–300 × 1–2 (–2.5) mm, gradually or abruptly reduced distally, essentially glabrous, glanddotted (proximal margins sometimes ciliate). Heads in compact, racemiform arrays. Peduncles (ascending) 1–7 mm. Involucres turbinate-campanulate, 5–7 × 4–5 mm. Phyllaries in 2–3 (–4) series, lanceolate to oblong or elliptic-oblong, unequal, essentially glabrous, margins with (pinkish purple) hyaline borders, apices usually rounded-retuse and minutely involute-cuspidate to apiculate. Florets 4–6; corolla-tubes glabrous inside. Cypselae 2.5–4 mm; pappi: lengths ± equaling corollas, bristles barbellate.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Nov.
Habitat: Longleaf pine savannas, longleaf pine-scrub oak, turkey oak-bluejack oak, slash pine-sand pine-scrub, sand pine-scrub, sand ridges, hills, and flats, roadsides
Elevation: 10–100 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., S.C.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"barbellate" is not a number."fine" is not a number.

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Anther base shape
not tailed +, truncate +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex architecture or shape
minutely involute-cuspidate +  and apiculate +
Apex shape
rounded-retuse +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually terete +  and clavate +
Array architecture
racemiform +
Array architecture or arrangement
compact +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Guy L. Nesom +
Authority
Nuttall +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base pubescence
glabrous +
Base shape
decurrent +
Base size
not enlarged +
Blade architecture
5-nerved +, 3-nerved +  and 1-nerved +
Blade margin shape
dissected +, lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
Blade shape
mostly linear;ovatelanceolate +
Body relief
papillate +  and rugose +
Body shape
(4-)5-angled;10-ribbed +
Border coloration
hyaline +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch shape
linear-clavate +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle quantity
12;40 +
Bristle relief
coarse +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Common name
Pine-needle or shortleaf gayfeather +
Corm shape
Globose (?) +
Corolla-tube pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +
Corolla coloration
white +, usually lavender +  and dark magenta or pinkish purple +
Corolla variability
equaling +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
8-11-ribbed +
Cypsela pubescence
usually hirsutulous +  and hirtellous-pilose +
Cypsela shape
prismatic +
Cypsela some measurement
2.5mm;4mm +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +  and S.C. +
Elevation
10–100 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
4;6 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Longleaf pine savannas, longleaf pine-scrub oak, turkey oak-bluejack oak, slash pine-sand pine-scrub, sand pine-scrub, sand ridges, hills, and flats, roadsides +
Head architecture or shape
discoid +
Head arrangement
in usually determinate , rarely indeterminate , arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
homogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Linny Heagy +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Involucre length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
turbinate-campanulate +
Involucre width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
1-nerved +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf atypical width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Leaf length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf pubescence
glabrous +
Leaf shape
linear;linear-lanceolate +
Leaf size
reduced +
Leaf width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
lanceolate +  and lance-linear +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Peduncle some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Aug–Nov. +
Phyllary architecture
nerved +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary pubescence
glabrous +
Phyllary quantity
18 +  and 40 +
Phyllary shape
Lanceolate (Oblong or elliptic-oblong) +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary texture
Usually herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Phyllary variability
equal +
Publication title
Gen. N. Amer. Pl. +
Publication year
1818 +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle prominence or shape
flat +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle shape
conic;spheric;usually flat;convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Series quantity
2;3 +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +  and simple +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
pilose +  and glabrous +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Lacinaria tenuifolia +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Liatris tenuifolia +
Taxon parent
Liatris +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (180 cm1,800 mm <br />1.8 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
40cm (150cm) +
X chromosome quantity
10 +