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New England blazing star
Liatris novae-angliae
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
rough blazing starLiatris aspera
devil's biteLiatris scariosa
Rocky Mountain blazing starLiatris ligulistylis
dense blazing starLiatris spicata
scaly blazing starLiatris squarrosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 661 |
|---|---|
| Maine | 293 |
| New Hampshire | 188 |
| Massachusetts | 171 |
| New York | 64 |
| Connecticut | 31 |
| Rhode Island | 10 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | blazing-stars · Liatris |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise New England blazing star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.