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Liatris pycnostachya

 

     Prairie Blazing Star

Asteraceae

 

 

 

 

 

Fruits.

  Fruit Type:  Achene

  Fruiting Period:  early Oct

  Flowering Period:  Jul - Aug

      

 

 
  Seeds.

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  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  60 - 90 days

 

 

Seedlings.

  Cotyledons:  Oval with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Grass-like

  Leaves:  Simple, linear, sessile, entire margins, hairs on whitish midvein

  Other:  Fleshy leaves; corm