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Branched Gayfeather (Liatris cymosa)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • State: TX
  • Nature Serve ID: 133975
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Branched Gayfeather (Liatris cymosa) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Branched Gayfeather can be found in Texas

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Nomenclature
Taxon Liatris cymosa
Authority (H. Ness) K. Schum.
Family Asteraceae
CPC Number 2535
ITIS 37916
USDA LICY2
Duration Perennial
Common Names branched blazing star | branched gayfeather
Associated Scientific Names Liatris cymosa
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Texas S2
Ecological Relationships

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Pollinators
Common Name Name in Text Association Type Source InteractionID
Bees
Sweat bees Agapostemon viridulus Not Specified Link
Long-horned bees Melissodes nivea Not Specified Link
Sweat bees Odontalictus ligatus Not Specified Link
Honey bees Apis mellifera Not Specified Link
Bumble bees Bombias separatus Not Specified Link
Bumble bees Bombus americanorum Not Specified Link
Bumble bees Bombus consimilis Not Specified Link
Leaf-cutting bees Sayapis sayi Not Specified Link
Bumble bees Bombus impatiens Not Specified Link
Centris bees Ceratina dupla Not Specified Link
Long-horned bees Epimelissodes obliqua Not Specified Link
Cuckoo bees Triepeolus concavus Not Specified Link
Cuckoo bees Triepeolus concolor Not Specified Link
Cuckoo bees Triepeolus remigatus Not Specified Link
Leaf-cutting bees Xanthosarus latimanus Not Specified Link
Long-horned bees Melissodes agilis Not Specified Link
Long-horned bees Melissodes coloradensis Not Specified Link
Butterflies & Moths
Brush-footed butterflies Anosia plexippus Not Specified Link
Swallowtails Papilio asterias Not Specified Link
Brush-footed butterflies Basilarchia archippus Not Specified Link
Whites Pieris rapae Not Specified Link
Skippers Polites peckius Not Specified Link
Noctuid moths Scepsis fulvicollis Not Specified Link
Brush-footed butterflies Speyeria idalia Not Specified Link
Skippers Epargyreus tityrus Not Specified Link
Swallowtails Euphoeades troilus Not Specified Link
Skippers Euphyes metacomet Not Specified Link
Sulphurs Eurymus philodice Not Specified Link
Sulphurs Zerene caesonia Not Specified Link
Swallowtails Laertias philenor Not Specified Link
Skippers Limochores taumas Not Specified Link
Flies
Thick-headed flies Physocephala texana Not Specified Link
Thick-headed flies Stylogaster biannulata Not Specified Link
Syrphid flies Eristalis latifrons Not Specified Link
Bee flies Systoechus vulgaris Not Specified Link
Syrphid flies Eristalis tenax Not Specified Link
Bee flies Exoprosopa fasciata Not Specified Link
Other
Thread-waisted wasps Sphex vulgaris Not Specified Link

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