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Pink-scale Blazing Star

Liatris hesperelegans

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Liatris hesperelegans is a species of plant commonly known as pink-scale blazing star.

It is native to south-eastern parts of the United States.

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72 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Wavy-lined Emerald, Ailanthus Webworm Moth, Master's Dart, Three-lined Flower Moth 7
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Asphondylia lacinariae 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Monarch, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee 64

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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