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Asteraceae

Chapman's blazing star

Liatris chapmanii Torr. & A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Liatris

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Chapman's blazing star: Liatris sp. blooming along the trail at Frenchman's Forest Natural Area. There are 3 species of Liatris found in this natural area but I think this one is L. ch
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Chapman's blazing star

Synonyms

  • Lacinaria chapmanii Kuntze
  • Lacinaria chapmanii var. chapmanii
  • Lacinaria deamiae Lunell

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.