Details for: NSL 439941, Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx., Floral Passion Germplasm


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx.
Top Name:
Floral Passion Germplasm
Origin:
Collected – Florida, United States
Received by NPGS:
31 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx.
Top Name:
Floral Passion Germplasm
Origin:
Collected – Florida, United States
Received by NPGS:
31 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1995.
Citrus County, Florida, United States
Locality: The source identified germplasm was collected by seed from a native site along State Hwy. 41, South of Floral City in Citrus County, Florida.
Habitat: Wild Habitat

Donated
2004.
Florida, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: NRCS Conservation Plant Releases
Note: These are accessions released by the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Centers. Accessions may represent germplasm that is of wild origin and has not been altered; germplasm that is of wild origin but developed (F1 or F2) by utilizing numerous germplasms from across a similar ecoregion; or germplasm of cultivated origin. Releases are selections with superior performance.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
Floral Passion Germplasm
Type: Donor identifier
Group: NRCS
Release Name
USDA, NRCS

9059730
Type: Donor identifier
Group: NRCS
NRCS accession number
USDA, NRCS

NSL 439941
Type: Site identifier
Group: NSSL
National Seed Storage Laboratory (USA)
USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Narrative
Native to North America, this hardy perennial herb has one to several long upright spikes (3 feet tall or more). Stems that have been damaged or grazed may produce multiple spikes. Leaves are alternate, gradually decreasing in length from the base of the stem upward. Many lavender or purple colored flowers are produced on the spikes in the fall. It is adapted to extremely coarse droughty soils. Deer graze the plants and butterflies and bees favor the flowers. Potential uses include landscaping, roadside plantings, mined land restoration for increasing plant diversity and wildlife food. Planting time is fall to winter (October-February).
Liatris elegans (Walter) Michx.
Genus:
Liatris
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Subtribe:
Liatrinae
Nomen number:

406931
Place of publication:

Fl. bor.-amer. 2:91. 1803
Verified:
03/15/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Staehelina elegans Walter

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishelegant gayfeather  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishpinkscale gayfeather  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
GermanSand-Prachtscharte  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1511.
Swedishprickbladig rosenstav  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
USDA NRCS Brochure
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
  • USDA, NRCS. 2006. Release brochure for Floral Passion Germplasm (Liatris elegans) . 1-2. Note: Brooksville Plant Materials Center, Brooksville, Florida Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree