Native plant · ASTERACEAE
Liatris gracilis
SLENDER GAYFEATHER; slender blazing-star

Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Liatris gracilis. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Liatris gracilis
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Genus
- Liatris
- Order
- ASTERALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; FACU (NWPL); FAC (DEP)
- Florida range
- Central Florida · Panhandle · South Florida · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Hillsborough; Bay; Polk; Miami-Dade; Sumter; Brevard; Pasco; Citrus; Clay; Flagler; Franklin; Pinellas; Manatee; Walton; Gulf; Santa Rosa; Collier; DeSoto; Lake; Calhoun; Orange; Hernando; Jefferson; Palm Beach; Taylor; Indian River; Highlands; Lee; Liberty; Okaloosa; Duval; Nassau; Osceola; Escambia; Leon; Holmes; Dixie; Wakulla; Broward; Martin; Volusia; Marion; Seminole; Hamilton; Madison; Baker; Hardee; Putnam
Where documented in Florida
Hillsborough; Bay; Polk; Miami-Dade; Sumter; Brevard; Pasco; Citrus; Clay; Flagler; Franklin; Pinellas; Manatee; Walton; Gulf; Santa Rosa; Collier; DeSoto; Lake; Calhoun; Orange; Hernando; Jefferson; Palm Beach; Taylor; Indian River; Highlands; Lee; Liberty; Okaloosa; Duval; Nassau; Osceola; Escambia; Leon; Holmes; Dixie; Wakulla; Broward; Martin; Volusia; Marion; Seminole; Hamilton; Madison; Baker; Hardee; Putnam
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Liatris
- Liatris aspera — TALL GAYFEATHER; rough blazing star
- Liatris chapmanii — CHAPMAN'S GAYFEATHER; Chapman's blazing star
- Liatris elegans — PINKSCALE GAYFEATHER; elegant gayfeather
- Liatris elegantula — GRASSLEAF GAYFEATHER; shaggy blazing star
- Liatris garberi — GARBER'S GAYFEATHER; Garber's blazing star
- Liatris gholsonii — GHOLSON'S GAYFEATHER; Gholson's blazing star
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.