Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.

Liatris pycnostachya — (c) Joshua Mayer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

(c) Joshua Mayer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

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Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

Prairie blazing star · Asteraceae

Common names: Cattail blazing star, Cattail gay-feather, Thick-spike blazing star, Thick-spike gayfeather.

Liatris pycnostachya (prairie blazing star) is a perennial plant native to the tallgrass prairies of the United States.

AsteraceaeUS native

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About Prairie blazing star

Liatris pycnostachya (prairie blazing star) is a perennial plant native to the tallgrass prairies of the United States. Liatris pycnostachya is an erect perennial found in tallgrass prairie remnants in the Midwestern and Eastern United States. The plant reaches 1–3 ft (0.3–0.9 m) in height "with numerous ascending linear leaves and magnificent, showy, compact spikes of rose pink blossoms.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range	Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin
Toxicity	Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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