Liatris cylindracea

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Liatris
Species:	Liatris cylindracea Michx.
Common Name	Barrelhead Gayfeather; Ontario Blazing Star
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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: ciliate; 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; Inflorescence Types: solitary; 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
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S2] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G5 (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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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

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Hart (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lewis (KY), Decatur (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Perry (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1958 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0213638	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
APSC0024608	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 Aug 1958	H.R. DeSelm 1885	APSC Liatris cylindracea
APSC0083503	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Liatris cylindracea
APSC0024609	Decatur	Tennessee	28 Aug 1991	Milo Pyne with Daryl Durham 91-080	APSC Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213636	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213626	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
APSC0051830	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Liatris cylindracea
APSC0053653	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Liatris cylindracea
APSC0024606	Rutherford	Tennessee	10 Aug 1993	Milo Pyne with T. Hogan 93-213	APSC Liatris cylindracea
31234100729563	Perry	Tennessee		Courtney E. Gorman, Matt S. Bruton	EKY Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213635	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213633	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213634	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
APSC0083504	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Liatris cylindracea
UCHT041693		Tennessee			UCHT Liatris cylindracea
31234100732443	Lewis	Kentucky		Landon E. Mckinney	EKY Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213621	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213631	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213632	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
APSC0058781	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Liatris cylindracea
APSC0089023	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Liatris cylindracea
31234100719606	Lewis	Kentucky		M. Evans	EKY Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213637	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213630	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
APSC0024610	Perry	Tennessee	20 Sep 2011	Courtney E. Gorman with Matt S. Burton 047	APSC Liatris cylindracea
APSC0089024	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Liatris cylindracea
APSC0024605	Perry	Tennessee	20 Sep 2011	Courtney E. Gorman with Matt S. Burton 048	APSC Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213628	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213622	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213627	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213624	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
MTSU021991	Rutherford	Tennessee	1993	Terri Hogan 003-93	MTSU Liatris cylindracea
UOS01074	Franklin	Tennessee		Mary P. Priestley	UOS Liatris cylindracea
APSC0058775	Hart	Kentucky			APSC Liatris cylindracea
APSC0024607	Rutherford	Tennessee	06 Sep 2006	Dwayne Estes with John Beck 09513	APSC Liatris cylindracea
31234100272564	Grundy	Tennessee		S. McCarrell	EKY Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213629	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213620	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213623	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
TENN-V-0213625	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Liatris cylindracea
APSC0084818	Roane	Tennessee			APSC Liatris cylindracea

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