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Liatris chapmanii Torr. & Gray
Chapman’s gayfeather, Blazing star

Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. See a 2018 post on the Treasure Coast Natives blog on Blazing Stars and their flowers.

Other data on Liatris chapmanii available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Liatris chapmanii has been found in the following 12 conservation areas :
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Florida Atlantic University Ecological Site	Present	Native
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Native
Ludlam Pineland	Present	Native
Ned Glenn Nature Preserve	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Railhead Scrub Preserve	Present	Native
Rockdale Pineland	Present	Native
Savannas Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Seabranch Preserve State Park	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Liatris chapmanii has been found in the following 6 counties :
Broward County		Native
Collier County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Palm Beach County		Native