Blazing Star
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or button snakeroot, any plant of the genus Liatris, showy North American perennials of the family Asteraceae ( family).
Blazing star is one of about 15 species of Liatris native to Florida. This species is occasionally found in sandhills and flatwoods nearly throughout the state (Wunderlin, 2003). It flowers from summer to fall.
Asteraceae / Composite Blazing Star (Liatris )
Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial.
Leaves: The leaves are alternate. The stem leaves are very slender and all are entire.
Dwarf Blazing Star
An exceptional compact plant with fine, shiny, deep green, grassy leaves
send up numerous spikes, with smaller rosy purple fluffy flower spikes in
August and September. Unique to the genus the flowers open from top to ...
Dense Blazing Star, Gayfeather
Scientific Name: Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Synonym: Lacinaria spicata
Family: Asteraceae ...
Branched Blazing Star, Aggie-Land Gayfeather, Branched Gay-Feather, Branched Gayfeather
Description
Family Compositae ...
Genus Liatris (Blazing star, Gayfeather)
Liatris aspera Photo/Illustration: Virginia Small
lee-AT-tris Common Name: Blazing star, Gayfeather ...
Kansas Gayfeather, Blazing Star
Native to the American prairies, showy Gayfeathers grow near Rudbeckia and Echinacea. Butterflies enjoy their tall, plume-like, white or purple flowers which appear in summer from the tops of leaves.
Common Name: Dense Blazing Star
Latin Name: Liatris spicata
Habitat: Mid to late summer
Blooms: Moist meadows, wet prairies, roadsides ...
Blazing Star ( Liatris spicata )
Blazon Greenwood Hybrid Azalea ( Rhododendron )
Blazonry Geranium ( Pelargonium ) ...
Blazing Stars (Liatris) 2. Black-Eyed Susan 3. Boneset (Eupatorium) 4. Clover 5. Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) 6. Coneflowers 7. Goat's beard 8. Goldenrods 9. Dogbane 10. Ironweed (Veronia) 11. Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) 12. Milkweeds 13.
Dense Blazing Star - Liatris spicata (Asteraceae)
An erect perennial native to the eastern United States extending as far south as Louisiana. The stiff, cylindrical spike is heavily concentrated with deep rose-purple flowers.
'Kobold' blazing star (Liatris spicata 'Kobold'), 50 x 20 cm, full sun, Zone 2
'Connecticut King' Asiatic lily (Lilium 'Connecticut King'), 75 cm, full sun, Zone 4 ...
GAYFEATHER, BLAZING STAR, BUTTON SNAKE ROOT, SNAKE ROOT
Family: Asteraceae
GROWING GUIDE ...
Gayfeather, blazing star (Liatris species)
Rainbow star (Cryptanthus bromelioides)
Southern magnolia, star magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia stellata, Magnolia kobus)
Spiny star, pincushion cactus (Coryphantha vivipara) ...
All blazing stars are attractive to butterflies, and ought to be cornerstones in wildflower and butterfly gardens.
Aquilegia 'Blazing Star' (G. Grant 2000)
Araiostegia pseudocystopteris (India 2000)
Arisaema franchetianum 'Hugo' (PDN 2007) (N)
Arisaema kishidae 'Jack Frost' (H. Hansen/PDN 2005)
Arisaema ringens 'Black Mamba' (PDN 2003) (N)
Arisaema serratum var.
Liatris is commonly known as blazing star or gay feathers. You can find seven species of Liatris in the Mountain State, the most common being Liatris spicata.
Nombres relacionados: Aletris (castellano), Blazing star (inglés), Colic root (inglés), Hemodoraceae (familia), Liliaceae (familia), Mehlige aletria (alemán), Star grass (inglés), Starwort (inglés), True Unicorn Root (inglés), Unicorn root (inglés), ...
Mentzelia laevicaulis. Blazing Star. Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park, Montana.
Mentzelia multiflora. Adonis Blazing Star.
Mentzelia multiflora. Adonis Blazing Star. Chatfield State Park, Colorado.
Liatris spicata (Compositae) - This "Dense Blazing Star" is only marginally related to knapweed (they are both members of the daisy family), but they sure look like cousins... Blooms in late summer. (Photographed in WI) ...
A native of prairies of the Eastern United States, Blazing Star survives hot, sunny spots that experience drought and poor soil stresses. It will often flop by its second year in the ground, and may require staking or ringing to prevent lodging.
Additional Comments: This plant is sometimes confused with Aletris farinosa, or true unicorn root, also called blazing star. Aletris also contains steroidal saponins (diosgenin) and is reported to have oestrogenic properties.
The most common types of plant life on the North American prairie are Buffalo Grass, Sunflower, Crazy Weed, Asters, Blazing Stars, Coneflowers, Goldenrods, Clover, and Wild Indigos.
Liatris spicata 'Kobold' Gayfeather, Blazing Star
Phlox subulata Creeping phlox
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Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' Black-eyed susan
Vinca minor Periwinkle 5/99 ...
 See also: Liatris spicata, Pink, Grass, Coneflower, May
  
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