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Liatris squarrosa

(L.) Michx.

Loosescale Gayfeather

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1287844
Element CodePDAST5X1S0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLiatris
Other Common Names
Scaly Blazingstar (EN) scaly blazing star (EN) Scaly Gayfeather (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the narrow treatment of Liatris squarrosa recognized by Nesom in FNA (2006, vol. 21) and Weakley et al. (2024) which excludes Liatris compacta and L. hirsuta as distinct species, but includes L. squarrosa var. glabra as a recognized variety, with var. alabamensis included as indistinct from L. squarrosa var. squarrosa. Kartesz (1994, 1999) recognized a broader treatment, including Liatris squarrosa var. compacta and var. hirsuta along with var. glabra and var. alabamensis.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-04-16
Change Date1984-04-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South DakotaSNRYes
OhioS3Yes
MichiganSXYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
IowaS3Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSHYes
DelawareSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
West VirginiaSHYes
IllinoisSNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
TexasSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
KentuckySNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MarylandS1Yes
IndianaS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.