Liatris oligocephala J.R.Allison

Cahaba torch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Liatris

Characteristics

Plants (12–)25–48(–55) cm. Corms subglobose to depressed hemispheric. Stems glabrous. Leaves: basal scalelike (usually withering before flowering), cauline 1-nerved, mostly linear, 12–20(–230) × 1.2–3(–4.5) mm, gradually reduced beyond midstem, essentially glabrous (margins ciliate). Heads borne singly or (2–10) in subcorymbiform arrays. Peduncles (5–)12–40 mm. Involucres campanulate-turbinate, 10–19(–23) × (8–)10–17(–21) mm. Phyllaries in ± 3–4 series, (green or purple) lanceolate to linear-oblong, unequal, essentially glabrous or sparsely pilose, margins with or without hyaline borders, ciliate, apices long-to short-acuminate. Florets (11–)14–21(–25); corolla tubes glabrous inside. Cypselae (3.5–)5–7 mm (glabrous); pappi: lengths ± 1/2–2/3 corollas, bristles barbellate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.49
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Liatris oligocephala world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321030-2
WFO ID wfo-0000082380
COL ID 6PWLW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Liatris oligocephala