Liatris virgata Nuttall. Carolina Blazing-star, Wand Blazing-star. Phen: (Jul-) Aug-Oct (-Nov). Hab: Open woods, roadbanks. Dist: VA and WV south to GA. Reported as a state record for ne. TN (Johnson County) (McCullogh 2022).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = FNA21, K1, K3, K4, Va, Nesom & Stucky (2004); > Laciniaria regimontis Small – S; > Laciniaria smallii Britton – S; < Liatris graminifolia Willd. – RAB, SE1, W; > Liatris graminifolia Willd. var. smallii (Britton) Fernald & Griscom – F, Gaiser (1946), Godfrey (1948); > Liatris graminifolia Willd. var. virgata (Nutt.) Fernald – F; > Liatris regimontis (Small) K.Schum. – C, G, Godfrey (1948); > Liatris regiomontis – F, orthographic variant
Heliophily: 8
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