Flora of North America species comparison

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Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
Photo is of parent taxon

scaly blazing star
Stems

usually puberulent-strigose (hairs soft, upturned or appressed).
Leaves

sparsely pilose to glabrescent.
Phyllaries

usually ciliate, faces glabrous or pubescent.

Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
Phenology Flowering (May–)Jul–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat Oak-pine, pine, scrub oak, roadsides, fencerows, limestone outcrops, sand, sandy loam, chalk, and clay soils
Elevation 20–300 m (100–1000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MD; MI; MO; NC; OH; SC; TN; VA; WV
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 21, p. 518.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Eupatorieae > Liatris > Liatris squarrosa
Sibling taxa
L. squarrosa var. glabrata
Synonyms L. glabrata var. alabamensis, L. squarrosa var. alabamensis, L. squarrosa var. gracilenta
Name authority unknown
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