PLANTS Profile for Liatris squarrosa (scaly blazing star)

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PLANTS Profile

Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.
scaly blazing star

Symbol:

LISQ

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.

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Distribution:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.


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Related Taxa:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 47 species in Liatris or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. alabamensis (Alexander) Gaiser. .

Liatris squarrosa var. alabamensis
Alabama blazing star

Distribution of Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. compacta Torr. & A. Gray. .

Liatris squarrosa var. compacta
scaly blazing star

Distribution of Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. glabrata (Rydb.) Gaiser. .

Liatris squarrosa var. glabrata
scaly blazing star

Distribution of Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. hirsuta (Rydb.) Gaiser. .

Liatris squarrosa var. hirsuta
scaly blazing star

Distribution of Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. squarrosa. . Image Available.

Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
scaly blazing star

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Liatris Gaertn. ex Schreb. – blazing star
Species	Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. – scaly blazing star

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
scaly blazing-star		Endangered
Michigan:
blazing-star		Probably Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37945.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 06:43 AM CDT