Liatris pilosa
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Liatris |
Species: | L. pilosa
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Liatris pilosa | |
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Liatris pilosa (syn. Liatris graminifolia), the grass-leaf blazingstar, sandhills blazing star (a name it shares with Liatris cokeri), shaggy blazing star, or shaggy gayfeather, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] It is native to the US states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, east of the Appalachian Mountains.[1] A perennial reaching 4 ft (1.2 m), it is typically found in open woodlands or forest edges, at the edges of salt marshes, and in dune depressions.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd. Shaggy Blazing Star, Shaggy Gayfeather, Shaggy Liatris, Grass-leaf Blazingstar". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Liatris pilosa". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.