Asteraceae
Scaly blazing star
Liatris squarrosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Liatris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Scaly blazing star
Synonyms
- Lacinaria squarrosa var. squarrosa
- Liatris glabrata Rydb.
- Liatris glabrata var. glabrata
- Liatris hirsuta Rydb.
- Liatris hirsutiflora Kostel.
- Liatris squarrosa var. compacta Torr. & A.Gray
- Liatris squarrosa var. hirsuta (Rydb.) Gaiser
- Liatris squarrosa var. hirsuta (Rydb.) F.C.Gates
- Liatris uniflora Raf.
- Serratula squarrosa L.
- Vernonia hirsutiflora Poir.
- Vernonia hirsutiflora Poiret
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.