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Read more about Sandhills Blazing-star at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Liatris secunda
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris pauciflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-008:
Liatris secunda
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Sandhills Blazing-star, One-sided Blazing-star, Lax Blazing-star
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_liatris_secunda1
August Richmond County NC
Involucres cone-shaped, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_secunda_2903
September Chesterfield SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Typically, numerous clusters of florets in a one-sided (secund) arrangement. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_secunda_2929
September Chesterfield SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Inner phyllaries w abruptly acuminate apices, often apiculate or mucronulate, per Weakley's Flora.
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_secunda_2964
September Chesterfield SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge