OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris cokeri   FAMILY Asteraceae__   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris cokeri   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Liatris cokeri

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Liatris cokeri

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Liatris cokeri

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Liatris regimontis

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-007:

Liatris regimontis   FAMILY Asteraceae__

 

COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Blazing-star


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image of Liatris cokeri, Sandhill Blazing-star

Will Stuart    wil_l_cokeri_433_zoom

September    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

Leaves densely punctate on both surfaces; margins have fine hairs near base, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Liatris cokeri, Sandhill Blazing-star

Will Stuart    wil_liatris_cokeri_416

September    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

Each head composed of 4-9 disc flowers, each with 5 short spreading lobes, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Liatris cokeri, Sandhill Blazing-star

Will Stuart    wil_liatris_cokeri_426

September    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

Bracts of the heads form a cone-shaped involucre, tips dense with resin dots, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Liatris cokeri, Sandhill Blazing-star

Will Stuart    wil_liatris_cokeri_433

September    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

Leaves numerous, linear, 5-18cm long and 2-5mm wide, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Liatris cokeri, Sandhill Blazing-star

Will Stuart    wil_liatris_cokeri_443

September    Richmond County    NC

North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris cokeri   FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris cokeri   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris cokeri

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Liatris cokeri

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris cokeri

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris regimontis

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-007:
Liatris regimontis   FAMILY Asteraceae__

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3134

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain

map
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Lavender, pink
Rays: Absent
5-lobed corolla
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescence a spike or raceme

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish
Achene

 

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