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Common name: Shaggy blazing star
 
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Synonym: ''Liatris graminifolia''
 
 
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Synonyms: ''Liatris graminifolia'' Willdenow; ''L. graminifolia'' var. ''graminifolia''; ''L. graminifolia'' var. ''lasia'' Fernald & Griscom; ''L. graminifolia'' var. ''racemosa'' (A.P. de Candolle) Venard; ''L. graminifolia'' var. ''typica''; ''L.
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graminifolia'' var. ''dubia'' (Barton) A. Gray; ''Laciniaria graminifolia'' (Walter) Kuntze
 
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This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October (FSU Herbarium).
 
This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October (FSU Herbarium).
  
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This species grows in areas that are burned (FSU Herbarium).
 
This species grows in areas that are burned (FSU Herbarium).
 
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Revision as of 13:40, 21 March 2016

Liatris pilosa
Liatris graminifolia KMR 2011.jpg
Photo taken by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Liatris
Species: L. pilosa
Binomial name
Liatris pilosa
Willd.
LIAT GRAM dist.jpg
Natural range of Liatris pilosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Shaggy blazing star

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Liatris graminifolia Willdenow; L. graminifolia var. graminifolia; L. graminifolia var. lasia Fernald & Griscom; L. graminifolia var. racemosa (A.P. de Candolle) Venard; L. graminifolia var. typica; L. graminifolia var. dubia (Barton) A. Gray; Laciniaria graminifolia (Walter) Kuntze

Description

This species is abundant where it is found (FSU Herbarium).

A description of Liatris pilosa is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species is found within well drained stands of longleaf pine, sandhill slopes, and mixed hardwood-pine flatwoods as well as disturbed areas such as clear-cut slash pine plantations (FSU Herbarium). It has been observed to grow in open light conditions in red, sandy clays (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering September through October and fruiting in October (FSU Herbarium).

Fire ecology

This species grows in areas that are burned (FSU Herbarium).

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R. Kral, Wilson Baker, R. Komarek, Robert K. Godfrey, and Chris VanDerpoel. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Leon, Levy, Liberty, and Taylor. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.