prairie blazing star
(Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FAC - Facultative |
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| Midwest | FAC - Facultative |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FAC - Facultative |
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Description |
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The stems are hairy below the inflorescence. The inflorescence is a densely crowded spike with numerous, stalkless flower heads, each head having 5 to 7 flowers. The flower bracts spread outward, taper to a sharp point and form concave sides along the tip. |
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Height |
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24″ to 48″ |
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Flower Color |
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Pink |
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Similar Species |
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Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) stems are hairless. |
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Habitat |
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Dry to moderately moist, or wet. Prairies, meadows. |
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Ecology |
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Flowering |
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July to September |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies) | ||
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Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies) | ||
| Subfamily | Asteroideae | ||
| Supertribe | Helianthodae | ||
| Tribe | Eupatorieae (bonesets, blazingstars, and allies) | ||
| Subtribe | Liatrinae | ||
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Liatris (blazing stars) | ||
| Species | Liatris pycnostachya (prairie blazing star) | ||
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Synonyms |
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Lacinaria pycnostachya Liatris bebbiana |
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Common Names |
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button snakeroot cat-tail gayfeather cattail gayfeather great blazing star prairie blazing star thick-spike blazing star thick-spike gayfeather |
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Slideshows |
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| Liatris pychostachya PRAIRIE BLAZING STAR Frank Mayfield |
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| L. pycnostachya Joshua Mayer |
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About
Prairie Blazing Star |
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| Liatris pycnostachya / Prairie Blazing Star MySeedz |
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About
Published on Feb 11, 2014 Enjoy these beautiful flowers www.MySeedz.com |
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Other Videos |
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| Blazing Star and Bumble Bees L Parks |
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About
Published on Jul 7, 2013 Liatris pycnostachya - Prairie Blazing Star |
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| Really Cool Liatris Longfield Gardens |
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About
Published on Jun 7, 2012 Liatris are summer-blooming bulbs that you plant in fall. They are the rare summer bulb that is winter hardy. With fluffy flowers and upright stalks, they are great alone and also play well with others in the garden. |
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Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Felton Prairie SNA, Bicentennial Unit Felton Prairie SNA, Shrike Unit Margherita Preserve-Audubon Prairie Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Hoffman Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Pavia Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Spieker Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Touch the Sky Prairie Unit Pankratz Memorial Prairie, North Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA, Crookston Prairie Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA, Pembina Trail Unit Prairie Creek WMA, Koester Prairie Unit Richard M. & Mathilde Rice Elliott SNA |
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