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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris secunda
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Sandhills Blazing-star at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris pauciflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris pauciflora var. secunda
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Liatris pauciflora var. secunda
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris pauciflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-008:
Liatris secunda FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria secunda
COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Blazing-star, One-sided Blazing-star, Lax Blazing-star
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_liatris_secunda1
August Richmond County NC
Involucres cone-shaped, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_secunda_2903
September Chesterfield SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Typically, numerous clusters of florets in a one-sided (secund) arrangement. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_secunda_2929
September Chesterfield SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Inner phyllaries w abruptly acuminate apices, often apiculate or mucronulate, per Weakley's Flora.
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Will Stuart wil_liatris_secunda_2964
September Chesterfield SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liatris secunda
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liatris pauciflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liatris pauciflora var. secunda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Liatris pauciflora var. secunda
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liatris pauciflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-30-008:
Liatris secunda
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Laciniaria secunda
3048
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate & basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Whitish to pale pink
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p074
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p230
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p308
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p113
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