Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Liatris punctata var. mucronata
Liatris punctata Hook. var. mucronata (DC.) B.L. Turner
Texas Gayfeather, Texas Blazing Star, Texas Liatris, Cusp Liatris, Cusp Blazing Star, Cusp Gayfeather, Narrow-leaf Liatris, Narrow-leaf Blazing Star, Narrow-leaf Gayfeather
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: LIPUM2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Liatris punctata var. mucronata
Gay-Feather, Blazing Star
Asteraceae
Location: On Canyon Dam Road off Hwy 306.ke Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Sparse colony along caliche roadside.
Description: Erect perennial to 6.5 dm tall, with few stems. Pappus plumose. Heads 4-6 flowered. Head-bearing region spiciform. All phyllaries mucronate. Corolla purple.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Sep 29, 1995
Specimen number: 225
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1059
Accession Date: Oct 24, 1995
Accession Number: 87
Annotations: SCFXC (In flower & fruit)