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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris scariosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-012:
Liatris scariosa FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Liatris scariosa
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria scariosa
COMMON NAME:
Northern Blazing-star
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lasc5_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm150912_062
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Stems puberulent to strigose, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm150912_064
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Phyllaries erect, not reflexing; mid and inner phyllaries apically rounded, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm150912_067
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_070
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Heads usually on peduncles usually 8-50mm (rarely subsessile), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm150912_071
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_071c
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Leaves 1-veined, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm150912_073
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_077
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_081
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Florets 19-33 per head, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris scariosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-012:
Liatris scariosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Liatris scariosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria scariosa
2802
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Shale barrens, dry rock outcrops, roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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) p188
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p144
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p272
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p314
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p365
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p188
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