PLANTS Profile for Liatris squarrulosa (Appalachian blazing star)

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Liatris squarrulosa Michx.
Appalachian blazing star

Symbol:

LISQ2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Liatris squarrulosa Michx.

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Synonyms:
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.

	LARU2	Lacinaria ruthii Alexander
	LASH	Lacinaria shortii Alexander
	LATR7	Lacinaria tracyi Alexander
	LIEA	Liatris earlei (Greene) K. Schum.
	LISC	Liatris scabra (Greene) K. Schum.
	LISCS	Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. squarrulosa (Michx.) A. Gray

Distribution:
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.


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Related Taxa:
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 44 species in Liatris

Classification:
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Liatris Gaertn. ex Schreb. – blazing star
Species	Liatris squarrulosa Michx. – Appalachian blazing star

More Accounts and Images:
Liatris squarrulosa Michx.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503447.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/22/2008 10:13 AM MDT