Liatris spicata

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Liatris spicata

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Liatris
Species: L. spicata
Binomial name
Liatris spicata
(L.) Willd.

Liatris spicata, the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather, is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America[1]. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars).

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Wikiversity has bloom time data for Liatris spicata on the Bloom Clock
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  1. ^ http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LISP USDA PLANTS database
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