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Liatris squarrulosa

Liatris squarrulosa Michx.

southern blazing-star, appalachian blazing star

Synonym(s): Lacinaria ruthii, Lacinaria shortii, Lacinaria tracyi, Liatris earlei, Liatris scabra, Liatris scariosa var. squarrulosa
Liatris squarrulosa (Southern Blazing-star)
Image ID: 29490
Image by: Oglesby, Emily
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: LISQ2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Liatris squarrulosa
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
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: Erect perennial 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, tubular disk 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
x x x x x

BLOOM COLOR: Purplish-pink
White Red Pink Orange Yellow Green Blue Lavender Purple Violet Brown Not Applicable
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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.

Bloom Table Text:

NCBG Location:

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:

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id Project Collection date Collector Action
256 HORT Poythress View
287 HORT 2009-01-01 NCBG staff View
1762 HORT 2005-01-01 View
2528 NPMD 2021-10-26 Boyette View
2568 NPMD 2021-10-28 Boyette View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
253 2011-0093 2011-05-04 256 View
282 2011-0139 2011-06-16 287 View
3343 1990-0214 View
5498 1995-0621 View
6689 1996-0342 View
9105 2005-0440 0000-00-00 1762 View
9447 2021-0106 2021-07-09 0 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
596 253 21 Poythress 2011-04-08 View
673 282 21 NCBG staff 2011-04-08 View
5564 3343 142 NCBG staff 1989-11-20 View
5565 3343 143 NCBG staff 1989-11-20 View
5566 3343 27 NCBG staff 1989-11-20 View
8012 5498 204 NCBG staff 1993-01-01 View
9454 6689 8 NCBG staff 1996-03-28 View
11662 9105 143 NCBG staff 2006-01-01 View
12838 9447 21 Liloia 0000-00-00 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: LISQ2
USDA Common Name: Appalachian Blazing Star
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina

NHP IDS RANKROUNDED S RANKG RANKROUNDED G RANKSTATE STATUSFEDERAL STATUS
18600 S2 S2 G4G5 G4 SR-P

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 Symbols
ABOUT 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)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Liatris squarrulosa in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Liatris squarrulosa in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Liatris squarrulosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Liatris squarrulosa

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 29490 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 9240 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 21646 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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