...Dry
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris scariosa var. scariosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 179-30-012:
Liatris scariosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Northern Blazing-star
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lasc5_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm150912_062
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Stems puberulent to strigose, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150912_064
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Phyllaries erect, not reflexing; mid and inner phyllaries apically rounded, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150912_067
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_070
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Heads usually on peduncles usually 8-50mm (rarely subsessile), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150912_071
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_071c
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Leaves 1-veined, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150912_073
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_077
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm150912_081
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Florets 19-33 per head, per Weakley's Flora.