PLANTS Profile for Liatris squarrosa var. compacta (scaly blazing star)

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PLANTS Profile

Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. compacta Torr. & A. Gray
scaly blazing star

Symbol:

LISQC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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

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Synonyms:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. compacta Torr. & A. Gray

LICO12

Liatris compacta (Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb.

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


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USA (AR)

Related Taxa:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. compacta Torr. & A. Gray

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 49 species in Liatris, 5 varieties in Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.

Classification:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. compacta Torr. & A. Gray

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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
Variety	Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. compacta Torr. & A. Gray – scaly blazing star

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. compacta Torr. & A. Gray

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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:
Liatris squarrosa
scaly blazing-star		Endangered
Michigan:
Liatris squarrosa
blazing-star		Probably Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. compacta Torr. & A. Gray

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528792.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 11:46 AM CDT