| Classification | Asteraceae: Liatris | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00254440 | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Collector | E. S. Steele | 
| Collector number | 24 | 
| Country | United States of America | 
| State | Virginia | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Virginia: Nelson County | 
| Locality | Road to Royal Orchard, vicinity of Afton, in the Blue Ridge Mountains | 
| Date Collected | 1912-08-31 | 
| Elevation | 600 m | 
| Habitat | Rocky woods | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c6ec9043-199e-484e-af21-35e2aa4e231c | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00254440 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Previous ownership | ex US | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Isotype of | Liatris turgida Gaiser | 
| Verified by | W. T. Kittredge | 
| Date Determined | 2007 | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Liatris turgida Gaiser) Rhodora 1946. 48: 261. | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Liatris helleri Porter | 
| Determination Remarks | [fide G. L. Nesom, Sida 21: 1329. 2005] [current name] | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Liatris turgida Gaiser | 
| Determined by | R. E. Pilatowski (OS) | 
| Date Determined | 1983 | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Fruit | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |