Liatris scariosa, the 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. It is fire-adapted, and the plant's seeds germinate only if they detect chemicals produced from burning wood. It is a perennial herb that grows in dry woods and clearings. The species epithet scariosa means shriveled in scientific Latin.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Devil's bite being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Liatris
- Species
- Liatris scariosa
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