Liatris spicata
Blazingstar, Button Snakewort
Other regional names: Dense Blazing Star +5 more
- Dense Blazing Star
- Florist Gayfeather
- Florist Or Marsh Gayfeather
- Gayfeather
- Marsh Blazingstar
- Marsh Gayfeather
Also known as: Kuhnia spicata (L.) Baill. +17 more
- Kuhnia spicata (L.) Baill.
- Lacinaria elongata Greene
- Lacinaria spicata (L.) Kuntze
- Lacinaria spicata f. albiflora House
- Lacinaria spicata f. spicata
- Lacinaria spicata var. albiflora (Britton) Britton
- Lacinaria spicata var. foliacea Farw.
- Lacinaria spicata var. montana (A.Gray) Small
- Lacinaria spicata var. pumila (Lodd.) Porter
- Lacinaria spicata var. spicata
- Lacinaria vittata Greene
- Liatris callilepis
- Liatris macrostachya Michx.
- Liatris magnifica G.Nicholson
- Liatris picta Barton ex DC.
- Liatris pumila G.Lodd.
- Liatris sessiliflora Benol., 1846
- Liatris sessiliflora Bertol.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Liatris spicata (commonly known as Blazingstar or Button Snakewort) is a tuberous plant within the Asteraceae family. It is found natively in North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, 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)
Austria, France, Germany, New Hampshire, Norway, Poland, Transcaucasus
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms