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December 2021

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genus

Liatris Gaertn. ex Schreb.

This genus name was first published in Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 2: 542. 1791 [May 1791]  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000021657.

Species in Liatris ( showing species 1 to 10 of 69)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Liatris acidota Engelm. & Gray Boston J. Nat. Hist. v. (1847) 218. wfo-0000005738
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Liatris halei K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 28, pt. 1: 477 (1902) wfo-0000002704
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria halei Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 281 (1900) wfo-0000022899
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria haled Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 281 (1900) wfo-0000046972
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria acidota Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 349 (1891) wfo-0000092843
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Liatris acidota var. acidota 1845 wfo-0000098221
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Liatris acidota var. vernalis Engelm. & A.Gray Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 219 (1845) wfo-0000106764
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria brachyphylla Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 317 (1931) wfo-0000109899
Liatris aestivalis G.L.Nesom & O'Kennon Sida 19(4): 768 (2001). wfo-0000115646
Liatris alata K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 29, pt. 1: 569 (1903) wfo-0000130306
Liatris aspera Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 92 (1803) wfo-0000020604
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria aspera Greene Pittonia 4(25): 318 (1901) wfo-0000035268
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Liatris aspera f. aspera wfo-0000042180
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria aspera var. aspera wfo-0000052880
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Liatris spheroidea var. salutans (Lunell) Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 37 (1943) wfo-0000067733
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria scariosa var. intermedia Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 173, 177 (1912) wfo-0000078876
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Liatris aspera var. intermedia (Lunell) Gaiser Rhodora 48: 305 (1946) wfo-0000097417
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Liatris aspera var. aspera Michx. wfo-0000103543
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Liatris aspera var. salutans (Lunell) Shinners Spring Fl. Dallas-Fort Worth Area : 410 (1958) wfo-0000111790
Liatris borealis Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 5(50): 27. 1838 [Mar 1838] wfo-0000128546
Liatris botrys Raf. New Fl. 4: 76 (1838) wfo-0000078411
Liatris × boykinii Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 70 (1841) wfo-0000062037
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria boykinii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 349 (1891) wfo-0000004153
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria boykinii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 349 (1891) wfo-0000052925
Liatris bracteata Gaiser Rhodora 48: 371 (1946) wfo-0000032567
Liatris chapmanii Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2: 502 (1843) wfo-0000067778
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria deamiae Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 163 (1912) wfo-0000055620
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria chapmanii var. chapmanii wfo-0000059422
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Lacinaria chapmanii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 349 (1891) wfo-0000096551
Liatris cokeri Pyne & Stucky Sida 14: 205 (-206) (1990) wfo-0000017985

Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 0 of 0)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Liatris:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Liatris deamii f. albina Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 31 (1943) wfo-0001320431
Liatris flabellata K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 26, pt. 1: 378. 1900 wfo-0000104237
Liatris graminifolia var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 248 (1946) wfo-0001372999
Liatris ligulistylis (A.Nelson) Rydb. Brittonia 1(2): 100. 1931 [Oct 1931] wfo-0000040772
Liatris mucronata f. tharpii Shinners Field & Lab. 23: 34 (1955) wfo-0001320434
Liatris mucronata var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 364 (1946) wfo-0001373000
Liatris novae-angliae f. alba Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 31 (1943) wfo-0001321611
Liatris novae-angliae f. albiflora Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 29 (1943) wfo-0001320435
Liatris platylepis K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 28, pt. 1: 477 (1902) wfo-0000005493
Liatris sphaeroidea var. salutans (Lunell) Shinners wfo-0001392683