Lucas Land
Rough Blazing Star
Liatris aspera
From Nearctica
Identification: Florets lavender, on short stalks or nearly sessile to the stem. Flower head with 25 to 40 florets per head. Flower bracts rounded, margins membranous and curled outward. Stem smooth. Leaves elongate, narrow, grasslike. Plant 0.5 to 2.5 feet in height.
Distribution: Southeastern Canada, the Plains States and most of the eastern United States except northern New England.
Habitat: Rough Blazing Star is found on sandy soils, most commonly in prairies.
Flowering period: August to September.