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Liatris pilosa (Aiton) Willd.

Shaggy blazing star · Asteraceae

Also known as Liatris graminifolia. Common names: Grass-leaf gayfeather.

Liatris pilosa (syn.

AsteraceaePerennialUS native
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About Shaggy blazing star

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. It is native to the US states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, east of the Appalachian Mountains. A perennial reaching 4 ft (1.2 m), it is typically found in open woodlands or forest edges, at the edges...

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Native rangeDelaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia
ToxicityPets: Not documented · People: Not documented
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