Liatris aspera
(Rough Gayfeather)
Liatris aspera, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1382
Liatris aspera, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1386
Liatris aspera, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1389
Liatris aspera, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1388
Liatris aspera, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 1345
Liatris aspera, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 0913
| Scientific Name | Liatris aspera | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LIAS |
| Common Name | Rough Gayfeather, Tall Blazing Star | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37909 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy soils in prairies and open fields, open oak-juniper and oak-pine woodlands, etc. Plant: Erect perennial with usually a single unbranched, stiff, rough stem from 16 inches to 5 (or more) feet tall. Leaves: Basal leaves usually withering before flowering; stem leaves single-nerved (one vein), linear-lanceolate or nearly linear; lower leaves 3 to 10 inches long and up to 1 inch wide, becoming much smaller upward; lower leaves mostly smooth, upper covered with short, stiff hairs. Inflorescence: Many dark purple to lavender or pink composite flowers spaced out in a long spike along the stem; heads generally sessile or with short peduncles, each with 18 to 24 florets (rays are absent); green phyllaries in a series of 4 to 5, outer ones reflexed. Bloom Period: July to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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