Details for: OPGC 7553, Liatris pycnostachya Michx., Williams Prairie


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
Top Name:
Williams Prairie
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Sep 2020
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Seed25 countOPGC 7553 21ohao01 SD
 
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HABITAT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
Top Name:
Williams Prairie
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
25 Sep 2020
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
25 September 2020.
Johnson County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Williams Prairie State Preserve approximately 3 miles north of Oxford, T80N R8W SW1/4 NE1/4 Sec. 5, Johnson County
Coordinates: 41.7681, -91.8006 (Map it)
Elevation: 226m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Dry, upland portions of a remnant wet prairie.
Number of plants sampled: 75
Associated species: Solidago altissima, Solidago gigantea, Carex sp., Helianthus rigidus, Cornus racemosa, Heliopsis helianthoides, Spiraea alba, and Salix petiolaris
Aspect: Northwest; Slope: 3; Soil Texture: Sand
Comment: The Liatris at this site are restricted to the higher elevation portions of the prairie, an approximately 0.75 acre area. Approximately 100 specimens were noted.
Collector(s):
Donated
25 September 2020.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Williams Prairie
Type: Local name

AS/LP/2020/017/092
Type: Collector identifier
Sherwood, Andrew P. USDA, ARS, NCRPIS

OPGC 7553
Type: Site identifier
Group: OPGC
OPGC Accession Numbers
The Ohio State University, OPGC

Ames 35577
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Plants sampled in nature were 1.5 to 3 feet in height. At time of collection (25 September 2020), approximately 20% of the seed had begun to disperse. Some plants still had green leaves, while most were entirely senesced.
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
Genus:
Liatris
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Subtribe:
Liatrinae
Nomen number:

22024
Place of publication:

Fl. bor.-amer. 2:91. 1803
Verified:
03/15/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Liatris pycnostachya Michx. var. lasiophylla Shinners (0 active accession[s])
Liatris pycnostachya Michx. var. pycnostachya (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lacinaria pycnostachya (Michx.) Kuntze

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbutton snakeroot  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishcattail gayfeather  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishprairie blazingstar  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1511.
Englishprairie gayfeather  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishthick-spike gayfeather  1Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
GermanPrärie-Prachtscharte  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1511.
Swedishblek rosenstav  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Citations
  • Sorensen, P. D. 1962. The Williams Prairie A Prairie Relict in Johnson County. J. Iowa Acad. Sci. 69(1):45-53. Number of accessions cited: 3
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