Asteraceae
Liatris

Liatris spicata (L.) Martyn

First published in P.Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 9. 2(1): n.° 8 (1798)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Austria, France, Germany, New Hampshire, Norway, Poland, Transcaucasus

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Asteraceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico 21: 1-616. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/STAPFIA_0111_0097-0110.pdf. epublication.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schweinitz; Drummond [s.n.] United States K003038092 No
King, R.M.; Gholson, A. [10310] United States K003038082 Yes
Townsend [s.n.] United States K003038100 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001651141 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K003038085 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003038091 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [1178] United States K003038106 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] United States K003038094 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6923] United States K003038090 Yes
Harper, R.M. [620] United States K003038104 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [1358] United States K003038101 Yes
Fredholm, A. [5999] United States K003038083 Yes
Schwein. [s.n.] United States K003038110 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] K003038093 Yes
Townsend [s.n.] K003038095 Yes
Frank, B. [s.n.] United States K003038111 Yes
Townsend [s.n.] United States K003038096 Yes
Dyer [s.n.] K003038103 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5311] United States K003038084 Yes
Darlington [s.n.] United States K003038108 Yes
Watson, G. [s.n.] United States K003038105 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Barkley, F.A. [15321] United States K003038102 Yes
Moses [s.n.] K003038099 Yes
Rugel [s.n.] United States K003038087 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] K003038098 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K003038086 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] K003038107 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [1178] United States K003038088 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K003038097 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0