Flora of North America species comparison

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Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae
Photo is of parent taxon
Habit Plants 30–100 cm.
Stems

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

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

35–60.
Heads

usually 5–30.

Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae
Phenology Flowering (Jul–)Aug–Sep.
Habitat Sandy fields, woods, railroads, road banks
Elevation 20–100 m (100–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CT; MA; ME; NH; NJ; NY; PA; RI
Source FNA vol. 21, p. 533.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Eupatorieae > Liatris > Liatris scariosa
Sibling taxa
L. scariosa var. nieuwlandii, L. scariosa var. scariosa
Synonyms Lacinaria scariosa var. novae-angliae, L. novae-angliae
Name authority (Lunell) Gandhi: Taxon 52: 316. (2003)
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