Index / Search / Liatris squarrosa
§1 Plant
Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx.
vernacular scaly blazing star — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Liatris
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 570 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 570 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Jefferson 05069
- Logan 05083
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Colorado view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Franklin 20059
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Montgomery 20125
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Breckinridge 21027
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Floyd 21071
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Larue 21123
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Pulaski 21199
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- LaSalle 22059
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Chickasaw 28017
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- Copiah 28029
- Covington 28031
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- Greene 28041
- Grenada 28043
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Jefferson Davis 28065
- Jones 28067
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lawrence 28077
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Lincoln 28085
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Noxubee 28103
- Oktibbeha 28105
- Panola 28107
- Pearl River 28109
- Perry 28111
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Prentiss 28117
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Stone 28131
- Tate 28137
- Tishomingo 28141
- Walthall 28147
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Wilkinson 28157
- Winston 28159
- Yalobusha 28161
Missouri view state ↗ 72 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Arthur 31005
- Blaine 31009
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Cedar 31027
- Cherry 31031
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Garden 31069
- Garfield 31071
- Grant 31075
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hayes 31085
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Knox 31107
- Lincoln 31111
- Logan 31113
- Loup 31115
- McPherson 31117
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Phelps 31137
- Polk 31143
- Red Willow 31145
- Rock 31149
- Sheridan 31161
- Stanton 31167
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Wheeler 31183
North Carolina view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Lincoln 37109
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Moore 37125
- New Hanover 37129
- Person 37145
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Scotland 37165
- Stokes 37169
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
Ohio view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 6 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 14 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Fayette 47047
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Henry 47079
- Knox 47093
- Loudon 47105
- Marshall 47117
- McNairy 47109
- Montgomery 47125
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Van Buren 47175
Texas view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Austin 48015
- Bastrop 48021
- Bowie 48037
- Brazos 48041
- Chambers 48071
- Cooke 48097
- Denton 48121
- DeWitt 48123
- Fannin 48147
- Fayette 48149
- Freestone 48161
- Galveston 48167
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Grimes 48185
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Hemphill 48211
- Hunt 48231
- Jasper 48241
- Lamar 48277
- Lavaca 48285
- Lee 48287
- Leon 48289
- Limestone 48293
- Lipscomb 48295
- Madison 48313
- Morris 48343
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Newton 48351
- Parker 48367
- Polk 48373
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- Tarrant 48439
- Trinity 48455
- Tyler 48457
- Van Zandt 48467
- Walker 48471
- Waller 48473
- Washington 48477
- Wichita 48485
- Wood 48499
Virginia view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Goochland 51075
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Nelson 51125
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rockingham 51165
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Warren 51187
West Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LISQ ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3104295 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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