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cylindrical blazing star

Liatris cylindracea

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 55, February 57, March 90, April 175, May 337, June 158, July 119, August 283, September 113, October 92, November 58, December 52.
United States2,552
Canada1,412
Ontario1,412
Michigan721
Illinois449
Wisconsin449
Missouri264
Minnesota216
Indiana110
New York70

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusblazing-stars · Liatris

Sources

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Practise cylindrical blazing star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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