...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-014:
Liatris squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Scaly Blazing-star, Squarrose Gayfeather, Longbracted Blazing-star
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lasq2_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_liatris_squarrosa_3
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_liatris_squarrosa_1
August
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JK Marlow jkm060928_027
September York County SC
Utility right-of-way
Involucral bracts leaf-like, reflexed, lanceolate, with acuminate tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Bill Stringer wcssquarrosa_head
September
Heads about 1" high in upper leaf axils, 20-45 flowers in each head, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm161001_855
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm0311g_02
November Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm061112_008010
November Union County SC
Roadside
Lvs mostly linear, lower 3-10" long & 0.2-.5" wide, gradually reduced upward, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm061112_014
November Union County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm061112_017
November Union County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm061112_022
November Union County SC
Roadside
Pappus plumose [with hairs or fine bristles on both sides], 12-15mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm111113_414
November Union County SC