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Liatris tenuifolia
SHORTLEAF BLAZING STAR
Florida native
There are 15 species of the Liatris genus that occur in Florida and they are often challenging to distinguish from each other. One of these - Liatris gholsonii - was just recognized as a new species in 2002. L. tenuifolia even has a subspecies, var. quadrifolia
TweetLiatris tenuifolia is a member of the Asteraceae - Aster family.
Other species of this genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
View Liatris provincialis - GODFREY'S BLAZING STAR
View Liatris spicata - DENSE GAYFEATHER
View Liatris ohlingerae - FLORIDA GAYFEATHER
View Liatris elegans - PINKSCALE GAYFEATHER
View Liatris gracilis - SLENDER GAYFEATHER
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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified:
Jan 28, 2004