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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Liatris at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-014:
Liatris squarrosa FAMILY Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria squarrosa
COMMON NAME:
Scaly Blazing-star, Squarrose Gayfeather, Longbracted Blazing-star
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lasq2_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_liatris_squarrosa_3
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_liatris_squarrosa_1
August
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JK Marlow jkm060928_027
September York County SC
Utility right-of-way
Involucral bracts leaf-like, reflexed, lanceolate, with acuminate tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Bill Stringer wcssquarrosa_head
September
Heads about 1" high in upper leaf axils, 20-45 flowers in each head, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm161001_855
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm0311g_02
November Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm061112_008010
November Union County SC
Roadside
Lvs mostly linear, lower 3-10" long & 0.2-.5" wide, gradually reduced upward, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm061112_014
November Union County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm061112_017
November Union County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm061112_022
November Union County SC
Roadside
Pappus plumose [with hairs or fine bristles on both sides], 12-15mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm111113_414
November Union County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-014:
Liatris squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria squarrosa
827
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry woodlands, glades, barrens, dry prairies, wet prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Mountains
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-blue
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p189
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p077
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p144
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p270
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p412
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p383
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p169
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p108
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p256
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p099
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p314
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p364
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p188
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p073
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