Liatris aspera
Lacerate Blazing Star, Rough Blazing Star
Other regional names: Tall Blazing Star +1 more
- Tall Blazing Star
- Tall Gayfeather
Also known as: Lacinaria aspera Greene +17 more
- Lacinaria aspera Greene
- Lacinaria aspera var. aspera
- Lacinaria scariosa subsp. unranked Lunell, 1912
- Lacinaria scariosa var. aspera (Michx.) Farw.
- Lacinaria scariosa var. intermedia Lunell
- Lacinaria scariosa var. salutans Lunell
- Lacinaria squarrosa var. intermedia (Lunell) DC.
- Liatris aspera f. aspera
- Liatris aspera f. benkei (J.F.Macbr.) Fernald
- Liatris aspera var. aspera
- Liatris aspera var. intermedia (Lunell) Gaiser
- Liatris aspera var. salutans (Lunell) Shinners
- Liatris aspera var. typica Gaiser
- Liatris scariosa f. benkei J.F.Macbr.
- Liatris scariosa var. petiolata Lunell
- Liatris sphaeroidea var. salutans (Lunell) Shinners
- Liatris spheroidea f. benkei (J.F.Macbr.) Shinners
- Liatris spheroidea var. salutans (Lunell) Shinners
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Liatris aspera (commonly known as Lacerate Blazing-Star or Rough Blazing-Star) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
New York