Liatris scariosa explained

Liatris scariosa, called savanna blazing star, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Liatris, native to the US states of Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[1] It is fire-adapted, and its seeds germinate if they detect chemicals from plant smoke.[2] It is a perennial herb that grows in dry woods and clearings.[3] The Latin specific epithet scariosa means shriveled.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 3 December 2020 .
  2. Jefferson . Lara V. . Pennacchio . Marcello . Havens . Kayri . Kayri Havens . Forsberg . Britt . Sollenberger . David . Ault . James . 2008 . Ex Situ Germination Responses of Midwestern USA Prairie Species to Plant-Derived Smoke . The American Midland Naturalist . 159 . 1 . 251–256 . 10.1674/0003-0031(2008)159[251:ESGROM]2.0.CO;2 . 20491326.
  3. Web site: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin . 2022-05-26 . www.wildflower.org.
  4. Web site: Liatris scariosa - Plant Finder . 2022-05-26 . www.missouribotanicalgarden.org.

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