| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Liatris punctata Hook. trib. Eupatorieae |
| Synonyms | Liatris cylindrica Torr. |
| Liatris densispicata (Bush) Gaiser | |
| Habitat | american prairie |
| Altitude | 10-1900m |
| Description | leaves numerous, linear, 2-4mm wide, rather rigid, conspicuously punctate, ciliate, capitula sessile in spike, involucre punctate |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | pink, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Michigan , Ohio ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
punctata mexicana Gaiser, ibid.
punctata mucronata (DC.) B.L.Turner, Sida, Bot. Misc. 24: 6 (2003)
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