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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-014:
Liatris squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria squarrosa
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
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-014:
Liatris squarrosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria squarrosa
827
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Mountains
Habitat: Dry woodlands, glades, barrens, dry prairies, wet prairies, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal
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!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p189
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p077
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p144
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p412
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p138
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p383
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p169
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p108
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p191
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p256
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p314
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p364
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p188
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p073