Calostelma elegans (Walter) D.Don in Sweet, 1833[2]
Liatris elegans, known commonly as pinkscale gayfeather, pinkscale blazingstar, and elegant blazingstar,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States as far west as Texas and Oklahoma.[4]
^Walter, Fl. Carol., 202. 1788
^Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard., Ser. 2, sub t. 184. 1833
^Liatris elegans. NatureServe. 2013.
^"Liatris elegans". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
varieties: Liatriselegans var. bridgesii Mayfield Liatriselegans var. carizzana Gaiser Liatriselegans var. elegans (Walter) Michx. Liatriselegans var. kralii...
star (Liatris cylindracea) Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) Great blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya) Northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis)...