Liatris cymosa

branched gayfeather

As recorded: Liatris cymosa (Nessel) K.Schum.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: Hill, S.R.
Collector number: 3577
Date: September 13, 1975
Locality: Brazos County: disturbed weedy areas around apartment complex, 1501 Hwy 30, College Station
Region: Texas, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

Liatris cymosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 94 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-10.

2026-07-10

Washington County, US-TX, US

(c) Aubrey French, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-02

Crescent Pointe Park, College Station, TX, US

(c) ztrueloc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-13

Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX, US

(c) bill1945dvm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-13

Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX, US

(c) Bruce Neville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-13

Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX, US

(c) eugat13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-01

Texas, US

(c) David A. Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Liatris cymosa. BISH 789990. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411631. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/789990.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956411631 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026