Liatris microcephala

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Liatris
Species:	Liatris microcephala (Small) K. Schum.
Common Name	Smallhead Blazing Star; Smallhead Gayfeather
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
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Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S3S4] (State Rank); G3G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms (1)

Synonym	Full Citation
Lacinaria polyphylla	Lacinaria polyphylla

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: McCreary (KY), Menifee (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: UCHT, MEM, ETSU, APSC, EKY, HTTU, TENN, MTSU, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1898 - 2008

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0213639	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Liatris microcephala
TENN-V-0213640	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Liatris microcephala
MTSU021994	Coffee	Tennessee	20 Sep 1987	Landon E. McKinney 2734	MTSU Liatris microcephala
UOS01078	Coffee	Tennessee	18 Sep 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Liatris microcephala
TENN-V-0213645	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Liatris microcephala
TENN-V-0213647	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Liatris microcephala
TENN-V-0213644	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Liatris microcephala
TENN-V-0213650	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Liatris microcephala
TENN-V-0213649	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Liatris microcephala
TENN-V-0213641	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Liatris microcephala

Liatris microcephala

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Synonyms (1)

Specimens and Distribution

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