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blazing-stars
Liatris
Liatris (/laɪˈætrɪs/; is a genus of flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family native to North America (Canada, United States, Mexico and the Bahamas). Common names include blazing star and gayfeather. Some species are used as ornamental plants, sometimes in flower bouquets.
56 branches of this genus, most-observed first
dotted gayfeather
speciesLiatris punctata
dense blazing star
speciesLiatris spicata
rough blazing star
speciesLiatris aspera
prairie blazing star
speciesLiatris pycnostachya
scaly blazing star
speciesLiatris squarrosa
cylindrical blazing star
speciesLiatris cylindracea
Rocky Mountain blazing star
speciesLiatris ligulistylis
slender blazing-star
speciesLiatris gracilis
shaggy blazing star
speciesLiatris pilosa
Appalachian blazing star
speciesLiatris squarrulosa
shortleaf blazing star
speciesLiatris tenuifolia
devil's bite
speciesLiatris scariosa
sharp blazing star
speciesLiatris acidota
smallhead blazing star
speciesLiatris microcephala
Chapman's blazing star
speciesLiatris chapmanii
shortleaf gayfeather
speciesLiatris quadriflora
elegant gayfeather
speciesLiatris elegans
New England blazing star
speciesLiatris novae-angliae
hairy gayfeather
speciesLiatris hirsuta
clusterleaf blazing star
speciesLiatris laevigata
pink-scale blazing star
speciesLiatris hesperelegans
Florida blazing star
speciesLiatris ohlingerae
shaggy blazing star
speciesLiatris elegantula
fewflower blazing star
speciesLiatris pauciflora
Bridges’ gayfeather
speciesLiatris bridgesii
Ouachita blazing star
speciesLiatris compacta
sandhill blazing star
speciesLiatris secunda
Heller's blazing star
speciesLiatris helleri
glandular blazing star
speciesLiatris glandulosa
Carrizo gayfeather
speciesLiatris carrizana
summer gayfeather
speciesLiatris aestivalis
branched gayfeather
speciesLiatris cymosa
Garber's blazing star
speciesLiatris garberi
bracted blazing star
speciesLiatris bracteata
Cahaba torch
speciesLiatris oligocephala
Sandhills blazing star
speciesLiatris cokeri
savanna blazing star
speciesLiatris savannensis
wand blazing star
speciesLiatris virgata
Godfrey's blazing star
speciesLiatris provincialis
Gulf blazing star
speciesLiatris tenuis
lanceleaf blazing star
speciesLiatris lancifolia
Gholson's blazing star
speciesLiatris gholsonii
spreading blazing star
speciesLiatris patens
Liatris × freemaniana
hybridLiatris × freemaniana
Steele's Gay-feather
hybridLiatris × steelei
Liatris × boardii
hybridLiatris × boardii
Liatris × frostii
hybridLiatris × frostii
spherical gayfeather
speciesLiatris spheroidea
Liatris × boykinii
hybridLiatris × boykinii
Liatris × gladewitzii
hybridLiatris × gladewitzii
Liatris × ridgwayi
hybridLiatris × ridgwayi
Liatris × weaveri
hybridLiatris × weaveri
Liatris pycnostachya × spicata
hybridLiatris pycnostachya × spicata
Liatris × orzellii
hybridLiatris × orzellii
Liatris × johnsonii
hybridLiatris × johnsonii
Liatris × macdanieliana
hybridLiatris × macdanieliana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48690.