Flower ID: IMG_1887.JPG-08-24-2017 Flower name (scientific): Liatris aspera André Michaux PY: 1803. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) lie-A-tris (or LY-uh-tris) AS-per-uh Flower name (common): Rough Blazingstar Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Modern Latin, word origin has unknown derivation. Specific epithet: Latin for rough. Common name origin: From the rough stem and leaves, and the conspicuous flower clusters of star-shaped flowers. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.5 inches (0.3 to 1.3 cm) Petal count: 5, ray florets absent, about 25 to 40 disk florets per head. Color: pink Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Erect Size: 16 to 48 inches (41 to 122 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Basal and proximal cauline leaves up to 25 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. Upper cauline leaves to about 10 cm long. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, broadly oblanceolate to elliptic- or lanceolate-spatulate to linear-lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): August to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, forest openings, open woods, roadsides, sun or part shade, dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): The bracts of Liatris aspera with their cup shaped form in 4 to 5 layers, greenish-white in color, and with an irregular edge help to distinguish this species from other Liatris species in the state. In Wisconsin, Liatris spicata (Marsh Blazing-star, Dense Gay-feather) is a species of special concern, and Liatris punctata (Dotted Blazing-star, Dotted Gay-feather) is listed as an endangered species. Liatris aspera and Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing-star, Thick-spike Gay-feather) are the two most widely distributed Liatris species in Wisconsin. The latter species has redish-pink bracts. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NY, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) In Canada: (ON) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na