Liatris aspera
(Rough Blazing Star)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Rough Blazing Star, Tall Blazing Star, Blazing Star, Button Blazing Star, Tall Gayfeather, Tall Liatris, Rough Gayfeather, Rough Liatris, Button Snakeroot
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: August - October
    Status: Native
    Range:

Liatris aspera, or Rough Blazing Star, is native to most of the eastern United States, and is especially common in the central US. It grows in dry, sandy prairies, meadows and fields and blooms in late summer with light purple flowers on tall stalks.

This genus is a difficult one to differentiate some of the species, but the bracts below the flowers are what can be used in most cases to correctly ID them. Liatris aspera has large flower heads with bracts that curve inward toward the flower. The closest to it is Liatris scariosa, but it has bracts that do not have curved edges at all, and they are completely straight and do not curve toward the flower. See the Liatris comparison photo below.

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