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Rocky Mountain blazing star

Liatris ligulistylis

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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 Minnesota.January 22, February 24, March 35, April 82, May 159, June 93, July 73, August 231, September 57, October 43, November 24, December 19.
Canada1,478
United States1,385
Minnesota640
Ontario557
Manitoba500
Wisconsin243
Nunavut212
Saskatchewan200
Alberta134
Michigan102

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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