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§1 Plant
Liatris punctata Hook.
vernacular dotted blazing star — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Liatris
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 593 counties across 20 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- High
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -43 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 18–26 in/yr
- pH range
- 6–7.8
- Root depth
- 14 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 2 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Mid Summer
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 63,000
- Propagation
- seed, container, corm
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- High
- Graze palatability
- High
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Medium
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 593 counties across 20 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Baca 08009
- Bent 08011
- Boulder 08013
- Cheyenne 08017
- Denver 08031
- Douglas 08035
- El Paso 08041
- Fremont 08043
- Huerfano 08055
- Jefferson 08059
- Kit Carson 08063
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Lincoln 08073
- Logan 08075
- Otero 08089
- Pueblo 08101
- Saguache 08109
- San Juan 08111
- Sedgwick 08115
- Teller 08119
- Washington 08121
- Weld 08123
- Yuma 08125
Illinois view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 98 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Morrison 27097
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Stevens 27149
- Swift 27151
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Broadwater 30007
- Carbon 30009
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Fergus 30027
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Liberty 30051
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Prairie 30079
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sheridan 30091
- Stillwater 30095
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Banner 31007
- Box Butte 31013
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Butler 31023
- Cass 31025
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Clay 31035
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Deuel 31049
- Dodge 31053
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Gage 31067
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Jefferson 31095
- Johnson 31097
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Keya Paha 31103
- Kimball 31105
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Logan 31113
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Pawnee 31133
- Perkins 31135
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Polk 31143
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- York 31185
New Mexico view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Bernalillo 35001
- Colfax 35007
- Curry 35009
- De Baca 35011
- Dona Ana 35013
- Eddy 35015
- Guadalupe 35019
- Harding 35021
- Lincoln 35027
- Los Alamos 35028
- Mora 35033
- Quay 35037
- Rio Arriba 35039
- Roosevelt 35041
- San Juan 35045
- San Miguel 35047
- Sandoval 35043
- Santa Fe 35049
- Socorro 35053
- Taos 35055
- Torrance 35057
- Union 35059
North Dakota view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Foster 38031
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Alfalfa 40003
- Atoka 40005
- Beckham 40009
- Bryan 40013
- Caddo 40015
- Carter 40019
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Creek 40037
- Custer 40039
- Ellis 40045
- Garfield 40047
- Grady 40051
- Greer 40055
- Harmon 40057
- Harper 40059
- Haskell 40061
- Jackson 40065
- Johnston 40069
- Kay 40071
- Kingfisher 40073
- Kiowa 40075
- Logan 40083
- Love 40085
- Major 40093
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Oklahoma 40109
- Osage 40113
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Roger Mills 40129
- Rogers 40131
- Stephens 40137
- Texas 40139
- Tulsa 40143
- Woods 40151
South Dakota view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Beadle 46005
- Brookings 46011
- Brule 46015
- Buffalo 46017
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Fall River 46047
- Gregory 46053
- Hand 46059
- Harding 46063
- Hughes 46065
- Jackson 46071
- Jones 46075
- Kingsbury 46077
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Marshall 46091
- Meade 46093
- Mellette 46095
- Miner 46097
- Minnehaha 46099
- Pennington 46103
- Roberts 46109
- Sanborn 46111
- Spink 46115
- Stanley 46117
- Todd 46121
- Tripp 46123
- Turner 46125
- Union 46127
- Walworth 46129
- Yankton 46135
- Ziebach 46137
Texas view state ↗ 131 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Andrews 48003
- Aransas 48007
- Archer 48009
- Armstrong 48011
- Bailey 48017
- Bandera 48019
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Bexar 48029
- Blanco 48031
- Bosque 48035
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Briscoe 48045
- Brown 48049
- Burnet 48053
- Callahan 48059
- Carson 48065
- Childress 48075
- Clay 48077
- Cochran 48079
- Coleman 48083
- Collingsworth 48087
- Colorado 48089
- Comal 48091
- Comanche 48093
- Concho 48095
- Coryell 48099
- Crockett 48105
- Crosby 48107
- Culberson 48109
- Dallam 48111
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- Denton 48121
- DeWitt 48123
- Dickens 48125
- Donley 48129
- Eastland 48133
- Ellis 48139
- Erath 48143
- Fannin 48147
- Fayette 48149
- Fisher 48151
- Frio 48163
- Galveston 48167
- Garza 48169
- Gillespie 48171
- Goliad 48175
- Gray 48179
- Grayson 48181
- Hall 48191
- Hansford 48195
- Hardeman 48197
- Harris 48201
- Hartley 48205
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hill 48217
- Hockley 48219
- Hood 48221
- Hopkins 48223
- Howard 48227
- Hudspeth 48229
- Hunt 48231
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jack 48237
- Jackson 48239
- Jasper 48241
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Jim Hogg 48247
- Jim Wells 48249
- Johnson 48251
- Jones 48253
- Karnes 48255
- Kaufman 48257
- Kendall 48259
- Kerr 48265
- Kimble 48267
- Kleberg 48273
- Knox 48275
- Lamar 48277
- Lamb 48279
- Leon 48289
- Liberty 48291
- Limestone 48293
- Lipscomb 48295
- Live Oak 48297
- Llano 48299
- Lubbock 48303
- Mason 48319
- Matagorda 48321
- McCulloch 48307
- McLennan 48309
- Mills 48333
- Mitchell 48335
- Motley 48345
- Navarro 48349
- Nolan 48353
- Ochiltree 48357
- Oldham 48359
- Parker 48367
- Parmer 48369
- Pecos 48371
- Potter 48375
- Presidio 48377
- Randall 48381
- Refugio 48391
- Roberts 48393
- San Patricio 48409
- San Saba 48411
- Schleicher 48413
- Scurry 48415
- Shackelford 48417
- Sherman 48421
- Sutton 48435
- Tarrant 48439
- Taylor 48441
- Throckmorton 48447
- Travis 48453
- Tyler 48457
- Val Verde 48465
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Webb 48479
- Wheeler 48483
- Wichita 48485
- Williamson 48491
- Wise 48497
- Young 48503
Utah view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 5 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LIPU ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3104349 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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