Liatris chapmanii, also known as Chapman's blazing star or Chapman's gayfeather, is a plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Alabama, Florida and Georgia in the United States, where it is found in habitats such as dunes, beach strands, sand ridges, fields, and roadsides. It also grows in longleaf pine savannas and other scrub habitats.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chapman's blazing star 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.
Easily confused with
- Liatris provincialis
- Liatris secunda
- Liatris pauciflora
- Liatris laevigata
- Liatris tenuifolia
- Liatris quadriflora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Liatris
- Species
- Liatris chapmanii
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