Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Liatris at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Liatris spicata var. resinosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris spicata var. resinosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-001b:
Liatris spicata var. resinosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Dense Blazing-star, Bog Blazing-star
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Will Stuart wil_7567788142_047d3ff4fe
July Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Will Stuart wil_7567817094_03b03f4a34
July Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Involucres usually purple, whereas those of var. spicata are usually green, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Will Stuart wil_7567819032_b8931598d6
July Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Flower heads in a spiciform arrangement; 5-6(8) florets per head, per Weakley's Flora.
Will Stuart wil_7567820718_31a58daa3d
July Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Pollinator at work: 3 palamedes swallowtails nectaring. Will Stuart