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rough blazing star

Liatris aspera

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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 Ontario.January 162, February 166, March 263, April 515, May 989, June 464, July 349, August 316, September 332, October 272, November 170, December 152.
United States12,687
Canada4,150
Ontario4,148
Michigan2,623
Wisconsin2,300
Illinois2,050
Minnesota1,709
Texas794
Missouri560
Indiana400

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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Practise rough blazing star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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