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Asteraceae
Liatris

Liatris scariosa (Linnaeus) Martyn. Common name: Northern Blazing-star. Phenology: Aug-Sep (-Oct). Habitat: Shale barren, dry rock outcrops, roadbanks. Distribution: PA, MD, and WV south to NC and TN.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, G, Tat; = Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. scariosa — C, FNA21, K4, SE1, Va; < Laciniaria scariosa (L.) Hill — S, also see Liatris squarrulosa; < Liatris scariosa (Linnaeus) Martyn — Pa, RAB, Tn, W; > Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. scariosa — WV, Gaiser (1946), Godfrey (1948); > Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. virginiana (Lunell) Gaiser — WV, Gaiser (1946), Godfrey (1948). Basionym: Serratula scariosa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Liatris scariosa var. scariosa - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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