Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Liatris x freemaniana J.R. Allison
Freeman's Blazing Star; Freeman's Gayfeather
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
Named in honor of Dr. John D. Freeman (1941-1997), a beloved botany professor at Auburn University from 1968-1995 and Trillium expert.
Hybrid offspring of Liatris cylindracea and L. oligocephala. Because one of the parents, L. oligocephala, is endemic to the Bibb County Ketona dolomitic glades, it is reasonable to expect the hybrid offspring would also only be found there.--B. Keener
Native
Endemic
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Classification
Asterales
Liatris x freemaniana J.R. Allison - Freeman's Blazing Star; Freeman's Gayfeather
Citation
Liatris × freemaniana J.R. Allison, Castanea 66(1–2): 179, f. 9B, E. 2001.
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<a href=https://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/specimen_search.php?mode=details&id=146635>USA: ALABAMA: Bibb Co.: ca. 14.5 km NE of Centreville. "Starblaze Glade Northeast," Ketona Dolomite outcrop ca. 0.6 km N of the Little Cahaba River; with both parental species, 18 Jul 1993, James R. Allison and Timothy E. Stevens 7804 (holotype, AUA; isotypes: GH, MO, NY, UNA, US, VDB)</a>
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Specimens and Distribution
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