Liatris oligocephala

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

Liatris oligocephala, the 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, but the offspring do not appear to cross with L. oligocephala.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Liatris oligocephala NatureServe
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Liatris oligocephala". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Nesom, Guy L. (2006). "Liatris oligocephala". 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.
  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. S2CID 86089350.


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