Liatris aspera
Rough Blazing Star
Asteraceae
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruiting Period: Oct
Flowering Period: Aug - Sep
Color: Black
Size:
Shape: Cyindrical with one truncated end
Surface Features: Silky pappus; hairy surface with longitudinal ribs
Scarification: Not required
Stratification: 30 days
Cotyledons: Oval with entire margins
Leaf arrangement: Grass-like
Leaves: Simple, linear, sessile, entire margins with hairs, prominent midvein
Other: Fleshy leaves; corm