Liatris squarrosa

Scaly Blazing Star

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Family: Asteraceae (Aster / Sunflower family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: July - August

Scaly Blazing Star has two distince varieties:
  –  Liatris squarrosa var. glabrata, which has hairless stems and is found in the Great Plains
  –  Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa, which has pubescent stems and is found in the eastern United States, including the mid-Atlantic region.

All of the photos below are of Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa.

Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa

23 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	17 August 2019 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	23 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	23 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
11 August 2023 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	23 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	23 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	17 August 2019 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
17 August 2019 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	11 August 2023 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	11 August 2023 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	23 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA (with Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon))

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