Flora of North America species comparison

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Liatris spicata var. spicata
Photo is of parent taxon

dense blazing star
Leaves

basal and proximal cauline 4–10(–20) mm wide (cauline usually gradually reduced in size distally).
Involucres

(7–)8–11 mm.
Florets

(4–)6–8(–12).
Phyllaries

usually greenish.
Heads

in dense to loose, spiciform arrays.
2n

= 20.

Liatris spicata var. spicata
Phenology Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat Fields, road banks, fencerows, lake sides, wet to moist prairies and meadows, bogs, seepages, dunes, limestone and granite outcrops, sandy clays, sandy loams, moist woods, oak, oak-pine, and sweetgum flats, tamarack swamps
Elevation 50–1700 m (200–5600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; CT; DE; GA; IL; IN; KY; MA; MD; MI; MO; MS; NC; NJ; NY; OH; PA; TN; VA; WI; WV; ON; QC
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 21, p. 524.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Eupatorieae > Liatris > Liatris spicata
Sibling taxa
L. spicata var. resinosa
Name authority unknown
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