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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris virgata   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Liatris virgata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-003?:
Liatris graminifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Liatris graminifolia var. virgata

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria regimontis

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria smallii

COMMON NAME:
Wand Blazing-star

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_lasm_001_lvd

        

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_virgata_gra_12

September        

Heads loosely arranged, florets 7-10 (-12), per Weakley's Flora (2012).

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_virg_gram_2_2

October        

Stems glabrous. Heads on internodes 6-15 (-20) mm long, not secund, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Liatris virgata   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris virgata   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Liatris virgata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-003?:
Liatris graminifolia   FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Liatris graminifolia var. virgata

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria regimontis

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria smallii