WFO logo

Snapshots of the taxonomy
WFO Logo

As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

Warning: older classification

Previous Previous classification

Next classification Next

genus

Liatris Gaertn. ex Schreb.

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

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.

Statistics

${ isRankTypeStat ? 'Rank' : 'Status'}Total%
◼︎ ${ stat.label } ${ formatNumber(stat.value) }${ percentage(stat.value) }%
Total${formatNumber(currentTotalValues)}

Choose statistic to display:

Synonyms of Liatris

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lacinaria Hill Veg. Syst. 4: 49 (1762) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020380

Species in Liatris ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris acidota var. mucronata A.Gray Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 110 (1884) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001372992
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris alata (Nelson) Schumann Just's Bot. Jahresber. 29(1): 569. 1903. — wfo-0000051111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris alata K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 29, pt. 1: 569 (1903) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000130306
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris aspera f. benkei (J.F.Macbr.) Fernald Rhodora 51: 104 (1949) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris aspera var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 302 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001372993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris borealis Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 5(50): 27. 1838 [Mar 1838] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000128546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris borealis f. albiflora (Shinners) Fernald Rhodora 51: 104 (1949) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris botrys Raf. New Fl. 4: 76 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000078411
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris carinata Coker Pl. Life Hartsville, S.C. 108. 1912 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000117996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris cylindracea f. bartelii Steyerm. Rhodora 59: 23 (1957) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320430
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris cylindracea var. solitaria MacMill. Bot. Gaz. 15: 333 (1890) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001372995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris deamii f. albina Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 31 (1943) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris elegans f. fisheri Standl. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 11: 275 (1936) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320432
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris elegans var. bridgesii Mayfield Sida 20(2): 598 (2002). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001414957
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris elegans var. kralii Mayfield Sida 20(2): 601 (2002). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001414958
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris elegans var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 341 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001372997
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris flabellata K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 26, pt. 1: 378. 1900 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000104237
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris freemaniana J.R.Allison Castanea 66(1-2): 179 (178; fig. 9B, E (2001) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000069137
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris frostii Gaiser Rhodora 48: 245 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000085131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris glabrata var. alabamensis (Alexander ex Small) Shinners Field & Lab. 19: 76 (1951) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000100648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris gladewitzii (Farw.) Farw. in Amer. Midl. Nat. xxix. 37 (1943) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000078932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris gracilis Pursh. – — wfo-0000048892
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris graminifolia var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 248 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001372999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris haled (Small) Schumann Just's Bot. Jahresber. 28(1): 477. 1902. — wfo-0000049609
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris heterophylla R.Br. Hortus Kew. (W.T. Aiton), ed. 2. 4: 503 1812 — wfo-0000025690
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris heterophylla W.T.Aiton Hortus Kew. 4: 503 (1812) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000058243
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris hirsutissima Poir. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 2: 40 (1840) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000089386
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris kansana Britton – — wfo-0000026030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris lanceolata Bertol. Misc. Bot. (Bertol.) 5: 11, t. 3. 1846 [ante Dec 1846] — wfo-0000003192
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris laxa K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 26, pt. 1: 378 (1900) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000093904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris ligulistylis A.Nelson New Man. Bot. Centr. Rocky Mts. 488. 1909 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000113900
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris ligulistylis f. leucantha Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 39 (1943) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320433
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris macrostachya Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 91 (1803) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000009959
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris magnifica hort. ex Gard. Kew, Herb. Pl. 263. 1895 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000115712
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris mucronata Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 2(1): 70. 1841 [May 1841] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000023913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris mucronata f. tharpii Shinners Field & Lab. 23: 34 (1955) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris mucronata var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 364 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris novae-angliae f. alba Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 31 (1943) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001321611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris novae-angliae f. albiflora Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 29 (1943) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320435
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris pauciflora Pursh. – — wfo-0000056968
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris platylepis K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 28, pt. 1: 477 (1902) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000005493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris punctata f. alba W.H.Horr & McGregor Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 54: 216 (1951) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris punctata f. coloradensis Gaiser Rhodora 48: 351 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000113437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris punctata var. mucronata (DC.) B.L.Turner Sida, Bot. Misc. 24: 6. 2003 [25 Apr 2003] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001410953
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris punctata var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 347 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris pycnostachya f. alba Waterf. Rhodora 52: 40 (1950) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris pycnostachya f. hubrichti E.S.Anderson Missouri Bot. Gard. Bull. 25: 122 (1937) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris quadriflora (Chapm.) E.L.Bridges & Orzell J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 11(2): 298 (2017) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001427100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris regimontis K.Schum. Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 26, pt. 1: 378 (1900) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000126073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris resinosa DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5: 129. 1836 [1-10 Oct 1836] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000025793
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris scariosa f. benkei J.F.Macbr. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 4: 124 (1927) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris scariosa var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 294 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris sessiliflora Bertol. Misc. Bot. (Bertol.) 5: 10, t. 2. 1846 [ante Dec 1846] — wfo-0000032687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris sphaeroidea var. salutans (Lunell) Shinners – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris sphaeroides Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 92 (1803) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000019786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris spheroidea f. asperifolia Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 36 (1943) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris spheroidea f. benkei (J.F.Macbr.) Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 35 (1943) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320441
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris spicata f. albiflora Britton Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17(5): 124 (1890) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris spicata f. montana (A.Gray) Gaiser Rhodora 48: 216 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001321610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris spicata var. macrostachya (Michx.) DC. Prodr. 5: 130 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373005
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris spicata var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 178 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373007
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa f. alba R.A.Evers & Thieret Rhodora 59: 181 (1957) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001320443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa f. squarrosa – – — wfo-0000052147
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa var. alabamensis (Alexander ex Small) Gaiser Rhodora 48: 398 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000103512
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa var. floribunda Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 68 (1841) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa var. glabrata (Rydb.) F.C.Gates Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 42: 138. 1940 [dated 1939; issued after 23 Feb 1940] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001408859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa var. glabrata (Rydb.) Gaiser Rhodora 48: 401 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373009
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa var. gracilenta Gaiser Rhodora 48: 397 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000109960
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa var. luxurians Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1(6): 306 (1833) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa – – — wfo-0000087850
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris squarrosa var. typica Gaiser Rhodora 48: 394 (1946) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001373011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris stricta Macnab Edinburgh New Philos. J. xix. 60 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000120516
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Liatris weaveri Shinners Amer. Midl. Naturalist 29: 38 (1943) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000047524