familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Eupatorieae
genusLiatris
speciesLiatris oligocephala

Liatris oligocephala

J. R. Allison

Castanea 66: 175, figs, 8, 9C,F. 2001.

Guy L. Nesom
Common names: Cahaba torch
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 523. Mentioned on page 513, 514, 535.

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.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul(–Aug).
Habitat: Open, grassy areas of dolomitic glades
Elevation: 50–200 m

Distribution

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Ala.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Liatris oligocephala is known only from Bibb County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"fine" is not a number.

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Anther base shape
not tailed +, truncate +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex length or size
long +
Apex shape
short-acuminate +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually terete +  and clavate +
Array architecture
spiciform +, racemiform +, cymiform +  and corymbiform +
Array arrangement
subcorymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
Guy L. Nesom +
Authority
J. R. Allison +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Basal leaf shape
scale-like +
Base pubescence
glabrous +
Base shape
decurrent +
Base size
not enlarged +
Blade architecture
5-nerved +, 3-nerved +  and 1-nerved +
Blade margin shape
dissected +, lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
Blade shape
mostly linear;ovatelanceolate +
Body relief
papillate +  and rugose +
Body shape
(4-)5-angled;10-ribbed +
Border coloration
hyaline +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch shape
linear-clavate +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle lengths
barbellate +
Bristle quantity
12;40 +
Bristle relief
coarse +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Cauline leaf architecture
1-nerved +
Cauline leaf arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Cauline leaf atypical length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (23 cm230 mm <br />0.23 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf atypical width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf pubescence
glabrous +
Cauline leaf size
reduced +
Cauline leaf width
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
Common name
Cahaba torch +
Corm shape
Hemispheric (Subglobose) +
Corolla-tube pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla architecture
not 2-lipped +
Corolla coloration
white +, usually lavender +  and dark magenta or pinkish purple +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
8-11-ribbed +
Cypsela atypical some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Cypsela pubescence
usually hirsutulous +  and hirtellous-pilose +
Cypsela shape
prismatic +
Cypsela some measurement
5mm;7mm +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Ala. +
Elevation
50–200 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
21;25 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
14;21 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Open, grassy areas of dolomitic glades +
Head architecture or shape
discoid +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head atypical quantity
2 (10) +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
homogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Linny Heagy +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre atypical length
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
Involucre atypical width
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
Involucre diameter
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Involucre length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
campanulate-turbinate +
Involucre width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
lanceolate +  and lance-linear +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus quantity
1/2 +  and 2/3 +
Peduncle atypical some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Peduncle some measurement
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Jul(–Aug). +
Phyllary architecture
nerved +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary pubescence
pilose +  and glabrous +
Phyllary quantity
18 +  and 40 +
Phyllary shape
Lanceolate (Linear-oblong) +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary texture
Usually herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Phyllary variability
equal +
Publication title
Castanea +
Publication year
2001 +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle prominence or shape
flat +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle shape
conic;spheric;usually flat;convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Series quantity
3;4 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V21 1324.xml +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +  and simple +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Compositae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Liatris oligocephala +
Taxon parent
Liatris +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (180 cm1,800 mm <br />1.8 m <br />) +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
48 cm480 mm <br />0.48 m <br /> (55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism some measurement
25cm (48cm) +
X chromosome quantity
10 +