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Liatris squarrosa
Liatris squarrosa, commonly called the scaly blazingstar, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern and central North America, with most populations in the Southeastern United States. It is a somewhat conservative species, often found in dry or rocky areas of native prairie and savanna vegetation. It produces purple flowerheads in the summer.
Liatris squarrosa is divided into distinct varieties which are sometimes treated as separate species. These are:
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 squarrosa 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.
