Native Plants
Plant Database
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Liatris bracteata
Liatris bracteata Gaiser
Bracted Blazing Star, Bracted Gayfeather, Bracted Liatris
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: libr
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: PurpleBloom Time: Oct
Distribution
USA: TXNative Distribution: South east Texas, endemic.
Native Habitat: Prairies.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Liatris bracteata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Liatris bracteata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Liatris bracteata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-29Research By: