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Plant Profile

Slender Gayfeather (Liatris tenuis)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: LA, TX
Nature Serve ID: 152604
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/09/1992

Description:

Perennial from globose rootstock; stems solitary or few, unbranched, 1-2 feet tall. Flower heads in a loose spike-like raceme 3-5 inches long, 0.04-0.4 inches between flower heads. Flowers lavender to purple June to September.

Where is Slender Gayfeather (Liatris tenuis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Sandy soils of fire-maintained longleaf pine savannas.

Distribution:

Western Gulf Coastal Plain of East Texas and western Louisiana.

States & Provinces:

Slender Gayfeather can be found in Louisiana, Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Slender Gayfeather (Liatris tenuis)?

Mercer Botanic Gardens

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

It occurs in eight Texas counties. It is threatened by fire suppression and conversion of habitat to pine plantations.

Dave Berkshire

01/01/2010

Conversion of natural longleaf pine stands to slash pine plantations.

Dave Berkshire

01/01/2010

ca. 20 known populations in Texas no known populations in LA at this time

Dave Berkshire

01/01/2010

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Dave Berkshire

01/01/2010

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Dave Berkshire

01/01/2010

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Dave Berkshire

01/01/2010

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