Liatris oligocephala

Liatris oligocephala

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Liatris
Species: L. oligocephala
Binomial name
Liatris oligocephala
J.R.Allison

Liatris oligocephala (Cahaba torch)[2] is a flowering plant in the genus Liatris (blazing stars). Its native range is very small, with all known populations being within Bibb County, Alabama, and therefore the species is of conservation concern.[3] It hybridizes with the much more common Liatris cylindracea although the offspring do not appear to then cross with L. oligocephala.[4]

References

  1. Liatris oligocephala NatureServe
  2. "Liatris oligocephala". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. "12. Liatris oligocephala J. R. Allison". Flora of North America.
  4. T. M. Hardig; James R. Allison; Edward E. Schilling (2005). "Molecular Evidence of Hybridization between Liatris oligocephala (Asteraceae) and More-Widespread Congener: a Preliminary Assessment of the Potential for Extinction". Castanea. 70 (4): 246. doi:10.2179/0008-7475(2005)070[0246:MEOHBL]2.0.CO;2.


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