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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