Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. var. spicata

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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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