Appalachian Blazing Star (Liatris squarrulosa) and Friend

September 22nd, 2012. A few Applachian Blazing Star plants were growing at the top of an embankment on US-76 east of Popcorn Road.

 

The plants

Blooms with a friend. A bumblebee was feeding on the flowers

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Identification Resources:

Natural and Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia: Liatris squarrulosa (Southern Blazing Star)

J. Pippen, Duke University: Liatris squarrulosa (Southern Blazing Star, Appalachian Blazing Star, Earl’s Blazing Star)

Missouri Plants: Liatris squarrulosa

Distribution:

United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database:

- Liatris squarrulosa (Appalachian Blazing Star)

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- Appalachian or Southern Blazing Star (Liatris squarrulosa)?