Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Liatris helleri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Smooth Blazing-star at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris helleri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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PLANTS National Database
Liatris turgida
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-006:
Liatris helleri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Liatris turgida
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Blazing-star, Heller's Blazing-star
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Will Stuart wil_5980190656_af1483f09d
A rare species limited to small scattered populations in mtns of NC, VA & WV, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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Will Stuart wil5980190656_af1483f09db
July Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
Heads of 7-10 disk flowers subtended by several series of overlapping bracts, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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Keith Bradley kab_liatris_helleri_10488
August Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
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Keith Bradley kab_liatris_helleri_10493
August Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
Upright stems to 16" tall, stem leaves gradually reduced in size, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Liatris helleri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris helleri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Liatris turgida
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-006:
Liatris helleri
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Liatris turgida
822
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare (an endemic)
Look for it on high elevation rock outcrops, sometimes on ledges of precipitous cliffs, rocky openings in heath balds, shale barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal rosette
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-blue
Rays: Absent
Bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p108
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p396
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p187