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Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx.

This species name was first published in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 91 (1803)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000051340.

Synonyms of Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Liatris radians Bertol. Misc. Bot. v. 9. t. 1 wfo-0000004558
Lacinaria elegans (Walter) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 349 (1891) wfo-0000015958
Serratula elegans Aiton Hort. Kew. 3: 138 (1789) wfo-0000023718
Eupatorium elegans (Walter) Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 607 (1840) wfo-0000032871
Calostelma elegans D.Don in Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. ser. 2: sub t. 184. 1833 wfo-0000034714
Serratula speciosa Aiton Hort. Kew. 3: 138 (1789) wfo-0000034803
Liatris elegans f. elegans wfo-0000051523
Liatris flabellata (Small) Schumann Just's Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 378. 1900. wfo-0000056116
Serratula elegans (Walter) Aiton f. Hon. Kew. 3: 138. 1811. wfo-0000058169
Liatris elegans Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 1635 (1803) wfo-0000067445
Eupatorium speciosum Vent. Descr. Pl. Nouv. : 79 wfo-0000094257
Staehelina elegans Walter Fl. Carol. : 202 (1788) wfo-0000108131
Lacinaria flabellata Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25(9): 472 (1898) wfo-0000122669

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link