PLANTS Profile for Liatris pycnostachya (prairie blazing star)

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Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
prairie blazing star

Symbol:

LIPY

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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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 478 genera in Asteraceae, 45 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

Native

Introduced

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:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Liatris pycnostachya Michx.

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