Liatris squarrulosa

Liatris squarrulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Liatris
Species:	L. squarrulosa
Binomial name
	Liatris squarrulosa; Michx.

Liatris squarrulosa, commonly called Appalachian blazing star^[1] or southern blazingstar, is an herbaceous perennial plant is the aster family. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found in naturally open communities, such as prairies and savannas.^[2]

It produces purple heads of flowers in late summer through fall.

References[]

^ "Liatris squarrulosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Nesom, Guy L. (2006). "Liatris squarrulosa". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 21. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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[1] "Liatris squarrulosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[2] Nesom, Guy L. (2006). "Liatris squarrulosa". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 21. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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