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Liatris squarrosa var. compacta - A blazing star


A Blazing Star

Family: Asteraceae

Status:    Global Rank: G3
State Rank: S3

Habitat: Occurs in glades and extremely rocky, open woodlands over shale, sandstone, and novaculite.

Flowering Date: July - August

Fruiting Date: August - November

Causes for Concern: Restricted to a narrow range in the Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas. Dependent on dry, open habitat at risk from succession of woody plants in the absence of fire or other disturbance.

Global Range: Arkansas.


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