OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

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



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris aspera var. intermedia   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Liatris aspera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Liatris aspera

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Liatris aspera var. intermedia

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Liatris spheroidea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-011:

Liatris aspera   FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Laciniaria aspera var. aspera

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Laciniaria aspera var. spheroidea

 

COMMON NAME:
Rough Blazing-star


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image of Liatris aspera, Rough Blazing-star

JK Marlow    jkm0307j_10

July    Buncombe County    NC

NC Arboretum

Inflorescence long & spikelike w many mostly sessile heads, 14-35 flowers ea, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Liatris aspera, Rough Blazing-star

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_liatris_aspera_3

August        

Heads usually sessile, less often subsessile on peduncles 1-8mm (rarely more), per Weakley's Flora.

image of Liatris aspera, Rough Blazing-star

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_liatris_aspera_3b

August        

Phyllaries bullate, with broad conspicuous hyaline border, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Liatris aspera, Rough Blazing-star

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_liatris_aspera

October        

Phyllaries glabrous, the outer (at least) usually reflexing, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

 

 

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

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris aspera var. intermedia   FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris aspera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Liatris aspera

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris aspera var. intermedia

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris spheroidea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-011:
Liatris aspera   FAMILY Asteraceae__

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria aspera var. aspera

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria aspera var. spheroidea

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

819

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Prairies, barrens, glades, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish
Achene

 

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