Liatris glabrata Rydberg var. alabamensis (Alexander) Shinners; L. squarrosa var. alabamensis (Alexander) Gaiser; L. squarrosa var. gracilenta Gaiser

Stems usually puberulent-strigose (hairs soft, upturned or appressed. Leaves sparsely pilose to glabrescent. Phyllaries usually ciliate, faces glabrous or pubescent.

Flowering (May–)Jul–Aug(–Sep). Oak-pine, pine, scrub oak, roadsides, fencerows, limestone outcrops, sand, sandy loam, chalk, and clay soils; 20–300 m; Ala., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Md., Mich., Mo., N.C., Ohio, S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.