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Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Dense gayfeather, Blazing star

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and central North America.

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 spicata available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Liatris spicata has been found in the following 12 conservation areas :
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Grassy Waters Preserve	Present	Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Pal-Mar	Present	Native
Riverbend Park	Present	Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area	Present	Native

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