Liatris pycnostachya
Button Snakeroot, Cattail Gayfeather
Other regional names: Kansas Gayfeather +4 more
- Kansas Gayfeather
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Prairie Blazingstar
- Prairie Gayfeather
- Thick Spike Gayfeather
Also known as: Anonymos pilosus Walter +12 more
- Anonymos pilosus Walter
- Chrysocoma pilosa (Walter) J.F.Gmel.
- Lacinaria langloisii Greene
- Lacinaria macilenta Small
- Lacinaria pycnostachya (Michx.) Kuntze
- Liatris bebbiana Rydb.
- Liatris brachystachya Nutt.
- Liatris hirsutissima Poir. ex Steud.
- Liatris langloisii (Greene) Cory
- Liatris linaria Raf.
- Liatris pycnostachya f. alba Waterf.
- Liatris pycnostachya f. hubrichti E.S.Anderson
- Liatris pycnostachya f. pycnostachya
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Naturally occurring in North America, Liatris pycnostachya (commonly known as Button Snakeroot or Cattail Gayfeather) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Vermont
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms