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scaly blazing star

Liatris squarrosa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 40, February 39, March 44, April 83, May 51, June 58, July 78, August 25, September 27, October 29, November 38, December 37.
United States4,308
Texas459
Virginia399
Mississippi364
Missouri300
Louisiana273
Kentucky257
North Carolina216
Maryland183
Alabama178

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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