Liatris gracilis Pursh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Liatris

Characteristics

Plants 20–100 cm. Corms globose to subglobose. Stems puberulent to piloso-or strigoso-puberulent. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline 1-nerved, usually linear to linear-oblanceolate or oblanceolate, sometimes narrowly spatulate, 50–150 × 2–8(–10) mm, gradually or abruptly reduced on distal 1/2–1/3 of stems, essentially glabrous (proximal margins ciliate). Heads in loose, racemiform arrays. Peduncles 0 or (usually straight, stiffly spreading to ascending) 2–10(–12) mm. Involucres cylindro-campanulate, (4–)4.5–6(–7) × 3–4(–5) mm. Phyllaries in 3(–4) series, (green to purple) ovate to oblong, strongly to weakly unequal, sparsely puberulent, margins with hyaline borders, ciliolate, apices rounded to truncate. Florets 3–6(–9); corolla tubes pilose inside. Cypselae 3–3.5 mm; pappi: lengths ± equaling corollas, bristles barbellate. 2n = 20.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 1.0
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Therapeutic use Analgesic (root), Antidiarrheal (root), Antiemetic (root), Dietary Aid (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified)
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:139592-2
WFO ID wfo-0000048892
COL ID 6Q8MD
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Synonyms

Liatris gracilis Liatris laxa Liatris lanceolata