Lacinaria scariosa (Linnaeus) Willdenow var. novaeangliae Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 177. 1912 (as Laciniaria); Liatris novaeangliae (Lunell) Shinners

Plants 30–100 cm. Stems with 20–85 leaves or leafy bracts proximal to heads. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline lanceolate to lanceolate- or oblanceolate-spatulate, mostly 110–270 × 5–25 mm, glabrous or hirtello-puberulent, weakly, if at all, gland-dotted. Heads usually 5–30. Florets 35–60.

Flowering (Jul–)Aug–Sep. Sandy fields, woods, railroads, road banks; 20–100 m; Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa., R.I.