Lacinaria flabellata Small; Liatris elegans var. flabellata (Small) Gaiser

Corms depressed-globose. Heads crowded. Phyllaries: apices petaloid, lavender, magenta, or pink, elongate and strongly recurving, petaloid portions short relative to herbaceous bases. Corollas creamy white.

Flowering Aug–Oct. Dry, sandy sites, sandy clays, dunes, pine-hardwoods, pine-live oak, longleaf pine, turkey oak; 0–200 m; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Okla., S.C., Tex.