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Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya

Liatris pycnostachya Michx. var. pycnostachya

Cattail Gayfeather, Prairie Blazing Star, Prairie Gayfeather

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Lacinaria pycnostachya, Liatris bebbiana

USDA Symbol: LIPYP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: No ray florets present, only disc florets. Numerous flowers are crowded on a long spike, each flower with 4-8 florets.

Distribution

USA: AR , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MI , MN , MO , MS , ND , NE , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SD , TX , WI

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-03-29
Research By: CBR

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