Liatris aspera (known as rough blazing star,[1][2]button blazing star,[3]lacerate blazing star,[4]tall prairie blazing star,[2] or tall gayfeather[5]) is a perennial wildflower in the Asteraceae family that is found in central to eastern North America in habitats that range from mesic to dry prairie and dry savanna.
^Hilty, John (2020). "Rough Blazingstar (Liatris aspera)". Illinois Wildflowers.
long, each with a ring (pappus) of barbed hairs at the top. Liatrisaspera is similar to Liatris ligulistylis in having button-like flower heads, but the...
Among the species found within the preserve are tall gay-feather (Liatrisaspera) and Addison's leatherflower (Clematis addisonii), the latter endemic...
star (Liatris cylindracea) Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) Great blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya) Northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis)...
hirta), butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), and rough blazing star (Liatrisaspera). Fall brings its own mix of wildflowers, including many asters and...
doi:10.1139/b60-022. Werner PA (1978). "On the determination of age in Liatrisaspera using cross-sections of corms: implications for past demographic studies"...
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