Shaggy Blazing Star
Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willdenow
Shaggy Blazing Star: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/4341
Synonyms
Liatris graminifolia  Shaggy Gayfeather 
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Host plant for various moth species including Wavy-lined Emerald Moth (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).

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Liatris pilosa
At the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, DC
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Liatris
Species:
L. pilosa
Binomial name
Liatris pilosa
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Anonymos ciliata Walter
    • Anonymos graminifolia Walter
    • Lacinaria graminifolia (Willd.) Kuntze
    • Lacinaria graminifolia var. pilosa (Aiton) Britton
    • Lacinaria pilosa (Aiton) A.Heller
    • Liatris dubia W.P.C.Barton
    • Liatris graminifolia Willd.
    • Liatris graminifolia var. dubia (W.P.C.Barton) A.Gray
    • Liatris graminifolia var. lasia Fernald & Griscom
    • Liatris graminifolia var. typica Gaiser
    • Liatris pilosa var. laevicaulis DC.
    • Liatris propinqua Hook.
    • Serratula pilosa Aiton

Liatris pilosa (syn. Liatris graminifolia), the grass-leaf blazingstar, sandhills blazing star (a name it shares with Liatris cokeri), shaggy blazing star, or shaggy gayfeather, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] It is native to the US states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, east of the Appalachian Mountains.[1] A perennial reaching 4 ft (1.2 m), it is typically found in open woodlands or forest edges, at the edges of salt marshes, and in dune depressions.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd. Shaggy Blazing Star, Shaggy Gayfeather, Shaggy Liatris, Grass-leaf Blazingstar". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Liatris pilosa". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.


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