Liatris spicata var. resinosa

(Nuttall) Gaiser

Rhodora 48: 216. 1946.

Endemic
Basionym: Liatris resinosa Nuttall Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 131. 1818
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 524. Mentioned on page 523, 525.

Leaves: basal and proximal cauline (2–) 4–8 mm wide (cauline usually abruptly reduced in size near midstem, continuing distally as linear, bractlike leaves). Heads in dense (to loose), spiciform arrays. Involucres 7–9 mm. Phyllaries purplish to greenish. Florets 5–6 (–8). 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering (Jul–)Aug–Oct(–Nov).
Habitat: Seeps, bogs, bog edges, wet pine and pine-palmetto flatwoods, wet ditches, canal banks, peaty sands, sandy clays
Elevation: 0–30 m

Distribution

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Ala., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Miss., N.J., N.C., S.C., Va.

Discussion

Variety resinosa is particularly variable (especially in Florida) in number of heads (often relatively few and widely separated) and in reduction of cauline leaves.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

not tailed +, truncate +, rounded +  and obtuse +
rounded;obtuse +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually terete +  and clavate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Guy L. Nesom +
(Nuttall) Gaiser +
decurrent +
not enlarged +
Liatris resinosa +
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 +
white +, usually lavender +  and dark magenta or pinkish purple +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
usually hirsutulous +  and hirtellous-pilose +
prismatic +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ala. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, N.J. +, N.C. +, S.C. +  and Va. +
0–30 m +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Seeps, bogs, bog edges, wet pine and pine-palmetto flatwoods, wet ditches, canal banks, peaty sands, sandy clays +
in usually determinate , rarely indeterminate , arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
turbinate-cylindric;turbinate-campanulate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
villous +  and glabrous +
narrowly oblong-lanceolate;narrowly spatulate-oblanceolate +
reduced +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and lance-linear +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Flowering (Jul–)Aug–Oct(–Nov). +
18 +  and 40 +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
conic;spheric;usually flat;convex +
exalbuminous +
branched +  and simple +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +
papillate +
Lacinaria spicata +
Liatris spicata var. resinosa +
Liatris spicata +
variety +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (180 cm1,800 mm <br />1.8 m <br />) +
110 cm1,100 mm <br />1.1 m <br /> (180 cm1,800 mm <br />1.8 m <br />) +