Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Account for Dense Blazing-star - Liatris spicata var. spicata   (L.) Willdenow
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Author(L.) Willdenow
DistributionWeakley (2022-24) has elevated this to full species status, as well as moving the resinosa taxon to full species also. See the full species account for L. spicata.

Southern Ont. to MI, south to GA, MS, and AR. Records from northeastern states are introductions.
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