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Asteraceae
Liatris

Liatris cokeri Pyne & Stucky. Common name: Sandhill Blazing-star. Phenology: Late Aug-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhill. Distribution: Sc. and se. NC south to nc. SC.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA21, K4, Nesom & Stucky (2004); = Liatris regimontis (Small) K.Schum. — RAB, SE1, W, Godfrey (1948), misapplied; > Liatris cokeri Pyne & Stucky; > Liatris regimontis (Small) K.Schum. Basionym: Liatris cokeri Pyne & Stucky 1990

Links to other floras: = Liatris cokeri - FNA21

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to ascending-arching perennial of turkey oak scrub and dry longleaf pinelands.

Stems: Stems solitary or a few together, unbranched.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, numerous, linear, 2-7 in. long (reduced upward), with dense tiny pits on both surfaces.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) densely arranged along a spike, often along only one side; heads about 1/3 in. wide, sessile, composed of 4-9 pink, 5-lobed disk florets surrounded by purple bristles and with 2 style branches protruding. Green or purple-tinged bracts with resin dots near their tips tightly cover the cone-shaped base of each head.

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Height: to 2 1/2 ft.

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description: Erect to ascending-arching perennial of turkey oak scrub and dry longleaf pinelands.

stems: Stems solitary or a few together, unbranched.

leaves: Leaves alternate, numerous, linear, 2-7 in. long (reduced upward), with dense tiny pits on both surfaces.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) densely arranged along a spike, often along only one side; heads about 1/3 in. wide, sessile, composed of 4-9 pink, 5-lobed disk florets surrounded by purple bristles and with 2 style branches protruding. Green or purple-tinged bracts with resin dots near their tips tightly cover the cone-shaped base of each head.

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native range: North Carolina & South Carolina



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