Liatris microcephala

Species of flowering plant

Liatris microcephala

Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Asterales
Family:  | Asteraceae
Genus:  | Liatris
Species:  |

L. microcephala

Binomial name
Liatris microcephala

(Small) K. Schumann

Liatris microcephala, known by the common names smallhead blazing star and smallhead gayfeather, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States, primarily to regions of the Cumberland Plateau and Piedmont.[1] The leaves of this plant are narrow and grass-like.[2] It is found growing on exposed acidic rock such as sandstone or granite, as well as in open sandy areas. It is a perennial and flowers in late summer.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b NatureServe
2. ^ "Liatris microcephala (Appalachian Blazing Star, Dwarf Blazing Star, Smallhead Blazing Star) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
3. ^ Nesom, Guy L. (2006). "Liatris microcephala". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 21\. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press - via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Taxon identifiers

Liatris microcephala|

* Wikidata: Q15538545
* Wikispecies: Liatris microcephala
* APA: 859
* CoL: 728MC
* EoL: 591799
* FNA: 250067108
* GBIF: 3104346
* GRIN: 449890
* iNaturalist: 164694
* IPNI: 139596-2
* IRMNG: 11232430
* ITIS: 37930
* MoBotPF: 277444
* NatureServe: 2.153084
* NCBI: 983224
* Open Tree of Life: 1082099
* Plant List: gcc-113511
* PLANTS: LIMI7
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:139596-2
* Tropicos: 2710659
* WFO: wfo-0000013971
* WoRMS: 1104901

Lacinaria microcephala|

* Wikidata: Q38754848
* CoL: 3RR2C
* GBIF: 5391275
* GRIN: 449892
* IPNI: 134381-2
* IRMNG: 10206384
* ITIS: 515558
* Plant List: gcc-137720
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134381-2
* Tropicos: 2715261
* WFO: wfo-0000039013
* WoRMS: 1210868

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