| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene trib. Vernonieae |
| Synonyms | Carthamus laevis Hill. |
| Stokesia cyanea L'Hér. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 10-100m |
| Description | basal leaves ovate to lanceolate, entire to dentate, glabrous, glandular-punctate, capitula 1-5 in lax corymb, involucre hemispherical, phyllaries spiny dentate |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | blue, bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , South Carolina) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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