Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Liatris x macdanieliana J.R. Allison
MacDaniel's Blazing Star; MacDaniel's Gayfeather
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
Named in honor of Dr. Sidney T. MacDaniel (1940-2017) a well respected and much accomplished botany professor at Mississippi State University.
A natural hybrid between Liatris cylindracea and L. squarrosa.
Native
Endemic
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Classification
Asterales
Liatris x macdanieliana J.R. Allison - MacDaniel's Blazing Star; MacDaniel's Gayfeather
Citation
Liatris × macdanieliana J.R. Allison, Castanea 66(1–2): 180–179, fig. 9H. 2001.
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<a href=https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService/id/ark:/65665/m3a347ae4347014580add00e0ce8af37ac>USA: ALABAMA: Bibb Co.: ca. 9.0 km NNW of Centreville. Occasionally mowed area adjacent to "Highway 5 Glade West." Ketona Dolomite outcrop just W of Ala. Hwy. 5 at jct. Ala. Hwy. 219. With Liatris squarrosa. Liatris cylindracea nearby on glade, 20 Aug 1994, James R. Allison 8559 (holotype, US; isotypes: AUA, GH, IBE, MO, NY, UNA).</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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