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Liatris (common names: Blazing-star, Gay-feather or Button snakeroot) is a genus of ornamental plant
Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants. Most commonly they are grown for the display of their flowers. Other common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, Plant stem and bark....
s in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
 family, native to North America, Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
, and the Bahamas. These plants are used as a popular summer flowers for bouquet
Bouquet

Bouquet, a word of French origin, may refer to:* Carole Bouquet , French actress* Henry Bouquet , British army officer* Martin Bouquet , French historian...
s.

They are perennials, surviving the winter in the form of corm
Corm

A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant Plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat ....
s.

Liatris species are used as food plants by the larva
Larva

A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly....
e of some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae....
 species including Schinia gloriosa
Schinia

Schinia is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range....
, Schinia sanguinea
Schinia

Schinia is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range....
 (both of which feed exclusively on the genus), Schinia tertia
Schinia

Schinia is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range....
 and Schinia trifascia
Schinia

Schinia is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range....
.

iatris is in the tribe Eupatorieae
Eupatorieae

Eupatorieae is a Tribe of over 2000 species of plants in the aster family. Most of the species are native to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas of the Americas, but some are found elsewhere....
 of the aster family.






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Liatris (common names: Blazing-star, Gay-feather or Button snakeroot) is a genus of ornamental plant
Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants. Most commonly they are grown for the display of their flowers. Other common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, Plant stem and bark....
s in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
 family, native to North America, Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
, and the Bahamas. These plants are used as a popular summer flowers for bouquet
Bouquet

Bouquet, a word of French origin, may refer to:* Carole Bouquet , French actress* Henry Bouquet , British army officer* Martin Bouquet , French historian...
s.

They are perennials, surviving the winter in the form of corm
Corm

A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant Plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat ....
s.

Liatris species are used as food plants by the larva
Larva

A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly....
e of some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae....
 species including Schinia gloriosa
Schinia

Schinia is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range....
, Schinia sanguinea
Schinia

Schinia is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range....
 (both of which feed exclusively on the genus), Schinia tertia
Schinia

Schinia is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range....
 and Schinia trifascia
Schinia

Schinia is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range....
.

Classification

Liatris is in the tribe Eupatorieae
Eupatorieae

Eupatorieae is a Tribe of over 2000 species of plants in the aster family. Most of the species are native to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas of the Americas, but some are found elsewhere....
 of the aster family. Like other members of this tribe, the flower heads have disc florets and no ray florets. Liatris is in the subtribe Liatrinae along with, for example, Trilisa and Carphephorus
Carphephorus

Carphephorus is a genus of seven herbaceous perennials native to the southeastern United States. They flower in late summer to fall....
. Liatris is closely related to Garberia
Garberia

Garberia is a shrub native to Florida. It grows in dry areas with sandy soils which do not contain much organic matter. It mostly flowers in the late fall, but can flower year round....
 from Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, but can be distinguished because the latter is a shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
 and has a different karyotype
Karyotype

A karyotype is the characteristic chromosome complement of a eukaryote species. The preparation and study of karyotypes is part of cytogenetics....
.

Species

There are 37 species of Liatris. A partial list is:

  • Liatris acidota
    Liatris acidota

    Liatris acidota, also known as the Gulf Coast gayfeather and sharp gayfeather, is a plant species in the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris....
  • Liatris aestivalis
    Liatris aestivalis

    Liatris aestivalis, also known as the Summer gayfeather, is a plant species in the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris. It is native to Oklahoma and Texas in the United States, where it is found in habitats that range from limestone outcrops to slopes and bases of slopes with shallow soils....
  • Liatris aspera
    Liatris aspera

    Liatris aspera also known as the lacerate, rough, tall or prairie blazing star is a wildflower that is found the mid to eastern United States in habitats that range from mesic to dry prairie and dry savanna....
     - rough gayfeather
  • Liatris bracteata
    Liatris bracteata

    Liatris bracteata, also known as the South Texas gayfeather, is a plant species from the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris....
  • Liatris chapmanii
    Liatris chapmanii

    Liatris chapmanii, also known as Chapman?s gayfeather, is a plant species in the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris. It is native to Alabama, Florida and Georgia in the United States, where it is found in habitats such as dunes, beach strands, sand ridges, fields and roadsides, it also grows in longleaf pine savannas and...
  • Liatris cokeri
    Liatris cokeri

    Liatris cokeri, also known as Coker's gayfeather and Sandhills blazing star, is a plant species in the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris....
  • Liatris compacta
    Liatris compacta

    Liatris compacta, sometimes called Arkansas gayfeather, is a herbaceous plant species in the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris....
  • Liatris cylindracea
    Liatris cylindracea

    Liatris cylindracea, also known as Barrelhead gayfeather or Ontario blazing star, is a plant species in the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris....
     - Ontario blazing star
  • Liatris cymosa
    Liatris cymosa

    Liatris cymosa, also known as Aggie-land gayfeather or branched blazing star, is a plant species in the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris....
  • Liatris elegans
    Liatris elegans

    Liatris elegans, also known as pinkscale gayfeather or elegant gayfeather , is a plant species in the aster family Asteraceae and genus Liatris....
     - pinkscale blazing star
  • Liatris elegantula
  • Liatris garberi
  • Liatris gholsonii
  • Liatris glandulosa
  • Liatris gracilis
  • Liatris graminifolia- grass-leafed blazing star
  • Liatris helleri
  • Liatris hirsuta
  • Liatris laevigata
  • Liatris lancifolia
  • Liatris ligulistylis - meadow blazing star
  • Liatris microcephala - dwarf gayfeather
  • Liatris odoratissima - deerstongue
  • Liatris ohlingerae
  • Liatris oligocephala
  • Liatris patens
  • Liatris pauciflora
  • Liatris pilosa
  • Liatris provincialis
  • Liatris punctata - dotted blazing star
  • Liatris pycnostachya
    Liatris pycnostachya

    Liatris pycnostachya is an ornamental plant native from the United States.ReferencesExternal links...
     - prairie blazing star
  • Liatris savannensis
  • Liatris spicata
    Liatris spicata

    Liatris spicata, the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather, is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers ....
     -dense blazing star
  • Liatris squarrosa- Earl's blazing star
  • Liatris squarrulosa - southern blazing star
  • Liatris tenuifolia Florida blazing star
  • Liatris tenuis
  • Liatris virgata