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Liatris laevigata
Also called Shortleaf Gayfeather
Liatris laevigata, the clusterleaf blazing star, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the U.S. states of Georgia and Florida. It usually is found growing in sandy areas in association with sclerophyllous oaks.
It may occasionally be grouped in Liatris tenuifolia as L. tenuifolia var. quadriflora, where it is differentiated by its larger basal leaves.
Sharp blazing star · Blazing star · Tall blazing star · Bracted blazing star · Chapman's blazing star · Sandhill's blazing star · Scaly Blazing Star · Ontario blazing star · Branched blazing star · Pinkscale blazing star · Slender blazing star · Heller's blazing star
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Liatris laevigata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
