Liatris scariosa, called 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.

[2] It is fire-adapted, and its seeds germinate if they detect chemicals from plant smoke.

[3] It is a perennial herb that grows in dry woods and clearings.

[4] The Latin specific epithet scariosa means shriveled.

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