Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. var. spicata

Detail
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Botanical Name
- Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. var. spicata
- Common Name
- Dense Blazing Star
- Synonym(s)
- Liatris spicata (L.) Willd., in part
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. var spicata
- Comments
- The specimen from King George County in the northern VA Coastal Plain should be examined to determine whether it is var. resinosa (Nutt.) Gaiser.
- Habitat
- Moist to wet meadows, clearings, riverside prairies, seeps, and outcrop barrens with periodic seepage. Infrequent in the mountains; rare in the Piedmont; often locally abundant where found.
- Native Status
- Native
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