NameThatPlant.net: Liatris virgata

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris virgata FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Wand Blazing-star at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris virgata FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-003?:

Liatris graminifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Wand Blazing-star

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris virgata FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris virgata FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-003?:
Liatris graminifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__

3724

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Open woods, roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolinas, uncommon in GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Purplish-blue, lavender
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

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