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Liatris spicata ‘Floristan Violet’
Gay feather, blazing star, dense blazing star ‘Floristan Violet’
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Liatris | A very old name, meaning lost |
| Species | spicata | With flowers in spikes |
| Cultivar | ‘Floristan Violet’ | |
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Liatris spicata ‘Floristan Violet’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 26 × 17" (66 × 44 cm) 
7/23/2005 · MacDonalds, Westford, Massachusetts
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