PLANTS Profile for Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae (New England blazing star)

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PLANTS Profile

Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell
New England blazing star

Symbol:

LISCN2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell

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Synonyms:
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell

	LIBO6	Liatris borealis Nutt.
	LINO3	Liatris novae-angliae (Lunell) Shinners

Distribution:
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI)

Related Taxa:
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 44 species in Liatris, 3 varieties in Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd.

Classification:
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell

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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 scariosa (L.) Willd. – devil's bite
Variety	Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell – New England blazing star

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
blazing star		Special Concern
Maine:
Liatris scariosa
northern blazing star		Threatened
Massachusetts:
New England blazing star		Special Concern
New Hampshire:
Liatris borealis
northern blazing star		Endangered
New Jersey:
northern blazing-star		Endangered
New York:
Liatris borealis
northern blazing-star		Threatened
Rhode Island:
northern blazing star		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. var. novae-angliae Lunell

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528788.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 07:57 PM MDT