Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris cokeri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Sandhills Blazing-star at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris cokeri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris cokeri
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Liatris cokeri
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris cokeri
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris regimontis
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-007:
Liatris regimontis FAMILY Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Blazing-star
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September Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Leaves densely punctate on both surfaces; margins have fine hairs near base, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_cokeri_416
September Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Each head composed of 4-9 disc flowers, each with 5 short spreading lobes, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_cokeri_426
September Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Bracts of the heads form a cone-shaped involucre, tips dense with resin dots, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_cokeri_433
September Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Leaves numerous, linear, 5-18cm long and 2-5mm wide, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_cokeri_443
September Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris cokeri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris cokeri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris cokeri
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Liatris cokeri
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris cokeri
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris regimontis
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-007:
Liatris regimontis
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
3134
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Lavender, pink
Rays: Absent
5-lobed corolla
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence a spike or raceme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p075
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p273
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p308-309
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p382
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p187
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p113
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