Dense Blazing Star

Dense Blazing Star, Gayfeather
Scientific Name: Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Synonym: Lacinaria spicata
Family: Asteraceae ...

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Asteraceae / Composite Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
Dense Blazing Star is also known as Spiked Blazing Star, Sessile Blazing-star, Marsh blazing-star and Dense Gay- feather. ...

Common Name: Dense Blazing Star
Latin Name: Liatris spicata
Habitat: Mid to late summer
Blooms: Moist meadows, wet prairies, roadsides ...

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.

Dense blazing star is one of some forty species of blazing stars that can be found growing wild in the eastern U.S. This one has alternate, grasslike leaves that are about 0.

Liatris spicata (dense blazing star) sends up three- to four-foot lavender spikes in midsummer. This is another species that can tolerate moist soils.

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) ...

Kobold Dense Blazing Star [English]: Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
Kobold Gayfeather [English]: Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
Kobold Indian Blanket Flower [English]: Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Kobold' ...

See also: Liatris spicata, Blazing star, Pink, Goldenrod, Daisy