{"source_name": "Liatris aspera", "evidence": {"record_id": "tn:3156", "atlas_id": 3156, "state": "TN", "identity": {"status": "exact_name", "nc_name": "Liatris aspera", "approved_aliases": [], "candidate_nc_name": null, "candidate_names": [], "research_match_status": "exact_published", "merge_policy": "no fuzzy or parent-species merging"}, "occurrence": {"basis": "atlas_county_search", "county_fips": ["47001", "47007", "47013", "47025", "47027", "47035", "47039", "47047", "47051", "47065", "47093", "47105", "47115", "47121", "47135", "47139", "47145", "47149", "47153", "47161", "47175"], "native_range_confirmed": false, "absence_means": "not recorded in this snapshot; not proof of absence"}, "native_status": {"status": "source_supported", "state": "TN", "state_assertions": [{"claim": "native", "scope": "TN", "source_id": "ut:3146", "text": "Native Region: Statewide but particularly in Cumberland Plateau", "url": "https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/flowers/common-name/rough-blazing-star-button-blazing-star-tall-blazing-star/"}], "regional_atlas_flag": "Y", "regional_flag_scope": "Tennessee-Kentucky atlas; not promoted to county or state native range", "county_native_range": "unresolved"}, "state_rank": {"value": "SNR", "status": "unranked_or_not_applicable", "source_text": "TN[SNR] KY[S3S4]", "state": "TN"}, "invasive_status": {"status": "no_exact_listing_match", "list_assertions": [], "candidate_assertions": [], "unmatched_means": "unknown; not a non-invasive verdict"}, "horticulture": [{"source_id": "ut:3146", "url": "https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/flowers/common-name/rough-blazing-star-button-blazing-star-tall-blazing-star/", "source_name": "Liatris aspera", "native_region_text": "Native Region: Statewide but particularly in Cumberland Plateau", "conditions_text": "Full sun, medium to dry moisture level, tolerant of poor soils preferring rocky or sandy, acidic pH. 2-5 ft. height, blooms summer to fall, purple/pink flowers, rarely forms colonies by re-seeding.", "status": "source_prose_not_numeric_fit_input"}], "shared_evidence_reference": {"nc_name": "Liatris aspera", "nc_record_path": "/nc/liatris-aspera.json", "reuse_scope": "identity link only; source traits require review; NC geography and scores excluded"}, "quercus_score": null, "fit_score": null, "score_status": "TN reference cohort and missing-rank policy not approved", "sources": ["atlas:3156", "county:47001", "county:47007", "county:47013", "county:47025", "county:47027", "county:47035", "county:47039", "county:47047", "county:47051", "county:47065", "county:47093", "county:47105", "county:47115", "county:47121", "county:47135", "county:47139", "county:47145", "county:47149", "county:47153", "county:47161", "county:47175", "ut:3146"]}, "native_synthesis": {"status": "native_supported", "label": "Native to Tennessee (state-specific source)", "claims": [{"source": "UT Tennessee Smart Yards native-plant guide", "scope": "TN", "claim": "native", "url": "https://tynnativeplants.wordpress.com/flowers/common-name/rough-blazing-star-button-blazing-star-tall-blazing-star/", "text": "Native Region: Statewide but particularly in Cumberland Plateau", "basis": "species-specific page in a state-specific native collection"}, {"source": "NC vascular flora", "scope": "NC", "claim": "native", "matched_name": "Liatris aspera", "url": "https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/"}, {"source": "USDA PLANTS", "scope": "L48", "claim": "native", "matched_name": "Liatris aspera", "text": "CAN:N L48:N", "url": "https://plants.usda.gov/"}, {"source": "TN–KY Plant Atlas", "scope": "TN–KY", "claim": "native", "url": "https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/3156"}], "rule": "tn-native-synthesis-1", "explanation": "A TN-specific UT native-guide page or an exact entry in the Tennessee rare-plant list supports a direct source claim. Otherwise, TN occurrence plus an atlas native flag and exact-name native evidence from NC flora or USDA L48 supports a provisional state inference. No one regional claim or occurrence alone establishes TN nativity; NC and L48 claims retain their actual scopes.", "county_native_range": "unresolved"}, "assessment": {"version": "nc-rules-0.6.4-shared-2", "score": 51, "band": "Strong", "status": "scored_provisional", "reason": "Calculated with the same rules as North Carolina, using Tennessee host-range and conservation-rank inputs. Native-status evidence is shown separately.", "reference": "NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a Tennessee percentile", "rarity_adjustment": -5, "rarity_policy": "Existing NC rule: S5 0, S4 -2, S3 -5, S2 -8, S1/SH -10; unranked -5; score floor 5.", "fit_score": null, "native_basis": "native_supported", "scoring_inputs": {"native": true, "state_rank": "SNR", "invasive": false, "invasive_rank": null, "harm_penalty": 0}, "factor_identity": {"name_used": "Liatris aspera", "basis": "approved shared identity", "growth_habit_source": "USDA PLANTS"}, "factors": {"raw": {"caterpillars": 4, "bees": 46, "specialists": 8, "birds": 0, "structure": ["Forb/herb"], "genus_used": null}, "pct": {"caterpillars": 0.6234491315136477, "bees": 0.9739454094292804, "specialists": 0.9733250620347395, "birds": 0.303970223325062, "structure": 0.5}, "composite": 0.702, "rank_pct": 0.593, "insect_support": {"version": "insect-support-1", "groups": {"ants": {"label": "Ants", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "beetles": {"label": "Beetles", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "flies": {"label": "Flies", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "moths_butterflies": {"label": "Adult butterflies / moths", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "other_hymenoptera": {"label": "Other wasps", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}, "other_insects": {"label": "Other insects", "status": "unknown", "recorded_names": [], "recorded_name_count": null, "flower_visits": [], "seed_interactions": [], "credit": 0}}, "credit": 0, "maximum_credit": 5, "interpretation": "One provisional point per additional documented insect group, capped at five. Flower visits are a resource-use proxy, not confirmed feeding or pollination. Missing evidence is unknown. Study volume and repeated records earn no extra credit."}, "baseline_score": 56, "applied_insect_credit": 0}, "source_ids": ["lep_tn", "globi", "bigbee", "avian", "usdahabit", "robertson", "antseed"], "factor_scopes": {"caterpillars": "Host genera of native Lepidoptera recorded in Tennessee; host association and range overlap, not confirmed local feeding.", "bees": "Southeastern North America", "specialists": "Eastern North America", "birds": "North America", "structure": "USDA species growth habit where matched; otherwise TN–KY atlas growth habit"}}}