Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Martyn. Phenology: (Aug-) Sep-Oct (-Nov). Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, pine barrens, other xeric forests and woodlands, fields, roadbanks. Distribution: NJ, DE, and PA south to SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA21, K4, Tn, Va, Nesom & Stucky (2004); = Laciniaria graminifolia (Willd.) Kuntze — S; = Liatris graminifolia Willd. — C, G, Tat; = n/a — Pa; < Liatris graminifolia Willd. — RAB, SE1, W, (also see Liatris virgata); > Liatris graminifolia Willd. var. dubia (Barton) A.Gray — WV, Gaiser (1946), Godfrey (1948); > Liatris graminifolia Willd. var. graminifolia — F; > Liatris graminifolia Willd. var. lasia Fernald & Griscom — F; > Liatris graminifolia Willd. var. racemosa (DC.) Venard — F, WV; > Liatris graminifolia Willd. var. typica Gaiser — Gaiser (1946), Godfrey (1948). Basionym: Serratula pilosa Aiton 1789
Links to other floras: = Liatris pilosa - FNA21
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect perennial of longleaf pine sandhills, pine barrens, shale barrens, other dry forests and woodlands, fields and road banks.
Stems: Stems unbranched, with fine, dark green ridges; usually smooth (occasionally furry).
Leaves: Leaves basal (withered by flowering) and alternate on the stem, linear, 2-10 in. long (reduced upward), gland-dotted, smooth but with scattered hairs along the margins.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) densely arranged along a spike; heads about 1/2 in. tall, sessile or stalked, composed of 5-15 pinkish-purple, 5-lobed disk florets with protruding style branches and hairs within the tube. Purple-tinged, green bracts tightly cover the cylindric base of each head.
Fruits: Fruit a cluster of tufted achenes.
Comments:
Height: 1-3 ft.
plant sale text: If you want to attract butterflies, shaggy blazing star is a great perennial to add to your garden. Its spikes of purple flowers bloom in late summer to early fall and provide a late-season nectar source. The thin foliage provides a nice contrast to broadleaf plants.Shaggy blazing star is native to the sandhills and commonly can be seen along roadsides. It thrives in average to dry soil and tolerates drought once established.
bloom table text:
description: Erect perennial of longleaf pine sandhills, pine barrens, shale barrens, other dry forests and woodlands, fields and road banks.
stems: Stems unbranched, with fine, dark green ridges; usually smooth (occasionally furry).
leaves: Leaves basal (withered by flowering) and alternate on the stem, linear, 2-10 in. long (reduced upward), gland-dotted, smooth but with scattered hairs along the margins.
inflorescence:
flowers: Composite flowers (heads) densely arranged along a spike; heads about 1/2 in. tall, sessile or stalked, composed of 5-15 pinkish-purple, 5-lobed disk florets with protruding style branches and hairs within the tube. Purple-tinged, green bracts tightly cover the cylindric base of each head.
fruits: Fruit a cluster of tufted achenes.
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native range: eastern United States
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