Liatris spicata

     Marsh Blazing Star

Asteraceae

  Fruit Type:  Achene

  Fruiting Period:  Oct

  Flowering Period:  early Aug - Sep

  Color:  Brown

  Size:  1 x 5 mm

  Shape:  Angled pyramid

  Surface Features:  Pappus with bristles 

  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  30 days

  Cotyledons:  Oval with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Grass-like

  Leaves:  Simple, linear, sessile, entire margins, no hairs, prominent midvein

  Other:  Fleshy leaves; corm