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smallhead blazing star

Liatris microcephala

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alabama.January 12, February 13, March 13, April 24, May 17, June 11, July 20, August 33, September 30, October 12, November 10, December 10.
Alabama431
United States423
Tennessee147
Georgia79
Kentucky16
South Carolina11
North Carolina8
District of Columbia4
Virginia4
Maryland4

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

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