Heller's blazing star

Conical purple flowers emerging from what looks like a rosemary branch in the mountains
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Biologists with the bet365下载ios recently explored a corner of Pisgah National Forest in hopes of finding a new population of the threatened plant, Heller鈥檚 blazing star. While the search didn鈥檛 turn up a new population, a visit to a known population revealed it was healthy.
Facility
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
Species
Liatris helleri