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Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
prairie blazing star

       
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Photo of Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

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Distribution:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

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USA (AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, WI)
 

Related Taxa:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 44 species in Liatris or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Liatris pycnostachya Michx. var. lasiophylla Shinners. .
Liatris pycnostachya var. lasiophylla
prairie blazing star
Distribution of Liatris pycnostachya Michx. var. pycnostachya. . Image Available.
Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya
prairie blazing star
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Classification:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Liatris Gaertn. ex Schreb. – blazing star
Species Liatris pycnostachya Michx. – prairie blazing star
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
cattail gay-feather              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC+ FACU FACU FAC- FAC FAC FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37937.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

IA-USDA NRCS Plant Materials Planting Guide

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

MI-Ornamental Plants (Michigan State University Extension)

MO-MBG Plant Finder

MO-Missouri Conservationist Online

MO-Missouri Plants

MO-Prairie Forbs

USDI GS NPWRC Wildflowers of the North Dakota Grasslands

 
 
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