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Appalachian blazing star

Liatris squarrulosa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arkansas.January 23, February 28, March 27, April 50, May 53, June 26, July 21, August 25, September 121, October 77, November 20, December 25.
United States1,859
Arkansas387
Kentucky198
Mississippi194
Tennessee164
Alabama150
Louisiana146
Missouri105
North Carolina102
Illinois101

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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