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Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii

Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae
Photo is of parent taxon

nieuwland's blazing star
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Habit Plants 30–100 cm. Plants 30–100 cm.
Stems

with 20–85 leaves or leafy bracts proximal to heads.

with 20–85 leaves or leafy bracts proximal to heads.
Leaves

basal and proximal cauline usually narrowly lanceolate-spatulate, sometimes broader, mostly 100–500 × 25–50(–55) mm, glabrous or hirtello-puberulent (gland-dotted).

basal and proximal cauline lanceolate to lanceolate- or oblanceolate-spatulate, mostly 110–270 × 5–25 mm, glabrous or hirtello-puberulent, weakly, if at all, gland-dotted.
Florets

30–80.

35–60.
Heads

usually 9–20.

usually 5–30.

Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii

Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae
Phenology Flowering Aug–Sep(–Oct). Flowering (Jul–)Aug–Sep.
Habitat Prairies, glades, open woods, bluff ledges, railroads, rocky limestone soils, red clays, jack pine, pine-oak, oak-juniper, oak-hickory, aspen Sandy fields, woods, railroads, road banks
Elevation 100–500 m (300–1600 ft) 20–100 m (100–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AR; IL; IN; MI; MO; NY; OH; PA; WI; WV
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CT; MA; ME; NH; NJ; NY; PA; RI
Discussion

Plants of var. nieuwlandii are usually relatively tall and have relatively numerous, even-sized, densely arranged, lanceolate cauline leaves.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 21, p. 532. FNA vol. 21, p. 533.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Eupatorieae > Liatris > Liatris scariosa Asteraceae > tribe Eupatorieae > Liatris > Liatris scariosa
Sibling taxa
L. scariosa var. novaeangliae, L. scariosa var. scariosa
L. scariosa var. nieuwlandii, L. scariosa var. scariosa
Synonyms Lacinaria scariosa var. nieuwlandii, L. ×nieuwlandii, L. novae-angliae var. nieuwlandii Lacinaria scariosa var. novae-angliae, L. novae-angliae
Name authority (Lunell) E. G. Voss: Michigan Bot. 34: 139. (1996) (Lunell) Gandhi: Taxon 52: 316. (2003)
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