Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.

Locations ofLiatris spicata (L.) Willd. in Virginia

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Family
Asteraceae
Botanical Name
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Common Name
Dense Blazing Star
Synonym(s)
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. var. spicata
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. var spicata
Comments
See Comments under Liatris resinosa Nutt. The specimen from King George County in the northern VA Coastal Plain is assumed for mapping purposes to be L. spicata.
Habitat
Moist to wet meadows, clearings, riverside prairies, seeps, and outcrop barrens with periodic seepage; also in alternately wet-and-dry, shrink-swell hardpan soils. Infrequent in the mountains; rare in the Piedmont; often locally abundant where found.
Native Status
Native

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