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shaggy blazing star

Liatris pilosa

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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 North Carolina.January 24, February 28, March 26, April 42, May 42, June 25, July 20, August 19, September 45, October 65, November 19, December 22.
United States1,145
North Carolina318
Virginia289
Maryland192
New Jersey96
South Carolina77
West Virginia58
Georgia41
District of Columbia41
Alabama10

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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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