Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae

(Lunell) Gandhi

Taxon 52: 316. 2003.

Basionym: Lacinaria scariosa var. novae-angliae Lunell Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 177. 1912 (as Laciniaria)
Synonyms: Liatris novae-angliae (Lunell) Shinners
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 533. Mentioned on page 532.

Plants 30–100 cm. Stems with 20–85 leaves or leafy bracts proximal to heads. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline lanceolate to lanceolate or oblanceolate-spatulate, mostly 110–270 × 5–25 mm, glabrous or hirtello-puberulent, weakly, if at all, glanddotted. Heads usually 5–30. Florets 35–60.


Phenology: Flowering (Jul–)Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Sandy fields, woods, railroads, road banks
Elevation: 20–100 m

Distribution

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Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa., R.I.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"barbellate" is not a number."fine" is not a number.

not tailed +, truncate +, rounded +  and obtuse +
rounded +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually terete +  and clavate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Guy L. Nesom +
(Lunell) Gandhi +
decurrent +
not enlarged +
Lacinaria scariosa var. novae-angliae +
5-nerved +, 3-nerved +  and 1-nerved +
dissected +, lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
mostly linear;ovatelanceolate +
papillate +  and rugose +
(4-)5-angled;10-ribbed +
linear-clavate +
glabrous +  and pilose +
white +, usually lavender +  and dark magenta or pinkish purple +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
usually hirsutulous +  and hirtellous-pilose +
prismatic +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Conn. +, Maine +, Mass. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +  and R.I. +
20–100 m +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Sandy fields, woods, railroads, road banks +
in usually determinate , rarely indeterminate , arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
campanulate;turbinate-campanulate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br /> (27 cm270 mm <br />0.27 m <br />) +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
hirtello-puberulent +  and glabrous +
20 (?) +  and 85 (?) +
lanceolate;lanceolate or oblanceolate-spatulate +
reduced +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and lance-linear +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flowering (Jul–)Aug–Sep. +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
18 +  and 40 +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
conic;spheric;usually flat;convex +
exalbuminous +
branched +  and simple +
puberulent +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +
papillate +
Liatris novae-angliae +
Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae +
Liatris scariosa +
variety +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (180 cm1,800 mm <br />1.8 m <br />) +