Liatris

See also: liatris

Translingual

Liatris squarrosa

Etymology

From Greek λεῖος (leîos, "smooth") + ἰατρός (iatrós, "medic")

Proper noun

Liatris f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the blazing stars, of North America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Eupatorieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Liatris squarrosa - type species; Liatris sect. Graminifolium, Liatris sect. Liatris, Liatris sect. Pilifilis, Liatris sect. Suprago, Liatris sect. Vorago - sections

References

• Liatris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Liatris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Liatris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Liatris at USDA Plants database
• Liatris at Tropicos
• Liatris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Liatris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Liatris at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Liatris at The Plant List
• Liatris at Paleobiology Database