Liatris scariosa
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Liatris |
| Species: | L. scariosa
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Liatris scariosa, called savanna blazing star, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Liatris, native to the US states of Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[2] It is fire-adapted, and its seeds germinate if they detect chemicals from plant smoke.[3] It is a perennial herb that grows in dry woods and clearings.[4] The Latin specific epithet scariosa means shriveled.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 1635 (1803)
- ^ a b "Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Jefferson, Lara V.; Pennacchio, Marcello; Havens, Kayri; Forsberg, Britt; Sollenberger, David; Ault, James (2008). "Ex Situ Germination Responses of Midwestern USA Prairie Species to Plant-Derived Smoke". The American Midland Naturalist. 159 (1): 251–256. doi:10.1674/0003-0031(2008)159[251:ESGROM]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 20491326.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Liatris scariosa - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
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