Index / Search / Liatris pycnostachya
§1 Plant
Liatris pycnostachya Michx.
vernacular prairie 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
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 484 counties across 21 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 16–30 in/yr
- pH range
- 6–8.5
- Root depth
- 14 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 3.5 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
- 120,000
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, corm
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 484 counties across 21 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Mississippi 05093
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Illinois view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pulaski 17153
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Audubon 19009
- Cass 19029
- Dallas 19049
- Dickinson 19059
- Emmet 19063
- Fayette 19065
- Hamilton 19079
- Hancock 19081
- Hardin 19083
- Harrison 19085
- Jackson 19097
- Johnson 19103
- Linn 19113
- Mahaska 19123
- Muscatine 19139
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Poweshiek 19157
- Ringgold 19159
- Shelby 19165
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
Kansas view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Shawnee 20177
- Stafford 20185
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Sherburne 27141
- Sibley 27143
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Stevens 27149
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Wilkin 27167
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Sullivan 29211
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 2 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Atoka 40005
- Bryan 40013
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Coal 40029
- Craig 40035
- Creek 40037
- Hughes 40063
- Johnston 40069
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Mayes 40097
- McCurtain 40089
- Muskogee 40101
- Noble 40103
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pontotoc 40123
- Pushmataha 40127
- Stephens 40137
- Tulsa 40143
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Austin 48015
- Bowie 48037
- Brazoria 48039
- Chambers 48071
- Cooke 48097
- Denton 48121
- Fannin 48147
- Fort Bend 48157
- Galveston 48167
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Harrison 48203
- Henderson 48213
- Jasper 48241
- Jefferson 48245
- La Salle 48283
- Leon 48289
- Liberty 48291
- Matagorda 48321
- McLennan 48309
- Montgomery 48339
- Morris 48343
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Newton 48351
- Nueces 48355
- Polk 48373
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- Smith 48423
- Trinity 48455
- Tyler 48457
- Victoria 48469
- Walker 48471
- Wharton 48481
Wisconsin view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Brown 55009
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Marquette 55077
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Portage 55097
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Vernon 55123
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LIPY ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3104293 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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