ID_PLANT: LISQ2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Liatris squarrulosa
Include in WOTAS: 1
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Last Modified: 2019-01-11
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: LIATR GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Liatris GENUS AUTHORITY: Gaertn. ex Schreb. GENUS COMMON: Blazing star GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 40-50 species, herbs, of e. and c. North America. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Nesom in FNA (2006c); Gaiser (1946)=Z; Cronquist (1980)=SE; Stucky & Pyne (1990); Godfrey (1948)=Y; Stucky (1991); Stucky (1992); Mayfield (2002). Key adapted in large part from FNA.
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: ASTERA FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Asteraceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution. FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
INTRO:Erectperennial of diabase barrens, other glades and barrens, prairies, longleaf pine sandhills and open woodlands. STEMS: Stems typically solitary, unbranched, hairy. LEAVES: Leaves alternate and numerous, the lower ones oblong-lance-shaped, 4-9 in. long (gradually reduced in size and linear above); may be rough-hairy. INFLORESCENCE: FLOWERS:Composite flowers (heads) in a short, terminal spike; heads about 1/2 in. wide, angled away from
the stem,sessile or on very short stalks, consisting of 11-20 purplish-pink, 5-lobed, tubulardisk florets with 2 style branches protruding. Green (sometimes purple-tinged) bracts with slightly recurved tips surround the cylindric to bell-shaped base of each head. FRUITS:Fruit a cluster of small, tufted achenes. COMMENTS: HEIGHT: 2 to 6 ft. DURATION:
Perennial
HABIT:
Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT:
Alternate, Basal LEAF COMPLEXITY:
Simple LEAF RETENTION: FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
Mixed
BLOOM TIME: Aug-Oct
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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BLOOM COLOR: Purplish-pink
White
Red
Pink
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Lavender
Purple
Violet
Brown
Not Applicable
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x
FRUITING PERIOD: DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Dry forests, Outcrops and glades, Sandhills
NATIVE RANGE: central & eastern U.S. HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: The late-blooming southern blazing-star shares its purple color and spiky habit with other members of its genus. Those familiar with the others will notice, however, that instead of a continuous spike of purple, the larger flower heads of this Liatris are separated by an inch or more of stalk. Southern blazing-star has a range that includes the southeastern United States and extends west to Texas and north to Ohio. It is present though not common in North Carolina. This plant makes its home in open woodlands on dry rocky or sandy soil. It is well adapted to dry conditions and is drought-tolerant once established. 1998 Wildflower of the Year.
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Cultural Notes:
SOIL MOISTURE:
Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE:
Sun, Part Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 5
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE:
WILDLIFE VALUE:
Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:
This information is derived from the 2018 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species.
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Liatris squarrulosa
COMMON NAME:
SYNONYMY: [= C, FNA, Il, K, SE, Va, W, WH3; > Liatris earlei (Greene) Schumann - F, RAB, Y, Z; > Liatris squarrulosa - G; > Liatris scabra (Greene) K. Schumann - F, G, Il; > Laciniaria ruthii Alexander - S; > Laciniaria shortii Alexander - S; = Liatris scariosa var. squarrulosa - Y, Z]
PHENOLOGY: Aug-Oct (-Nov).
HABITAT: Diabase barrens, other glades and barrens, prairies, longleaf pine sandhills, open woodlands.
COMMENTS: S. WV, KY, IL, and MO south to GA, Panhandle FL, AL, and TX. Highly variable and needing additional study to determine if multiple taxa should be recognized.
RANGE MAP: Liatris squarrulosa.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family) SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution. REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Liatris Gaertn. ex Schreb. (Blazing star) SUMMARY: A genus of 40-50 species, herbs, of e. and c. North America. REFERENCE: Nesom in FNA (2006c); Gaiser (1946)=Z; Cronquist (1980)=SE; Stucky & Pyne (1990); Godfrey (1948)=Y; Stucky (1991); Stucky (1992); Mayfield (2002). Key adapted in large part from FNA.
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Liatris squarrulosa in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Liatris squarrulosa in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)