Flower ID: IMG_3774.JPG-08-11-2022 Flower name (scientific): Liatris ligulistylis (A. Nelson) K. Schumann PY: 1903. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) lie-A-tris (or lee-AH-tris or li-A-tris) lig-yoo-lis-STY-lis Flower name (common): Northern Plains Blazing Star Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Modern Latin, word origin has unknown derivation. Specific epithet: From botanical Latin ligula-stilus, meaning having a strap-like shape for the styles. Common name origin: From its geographic preference, its common habitat, and the conspicuous flower clusters of star-shaped flowers. Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches (1.8 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: pink Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 12 to 60 inches (30 to 150 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, basal and proximal cauline narrowly oblanceolate to spatulate-lanceolate, midstem linear or narrowly lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): August to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, meadows, streambanks, roadsides, moist, sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.797645 Longitude: -91.500500 Altitude: 278.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Fond du Lac, Green, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Portage, Richland, Rusk, St. Croix, Taylor, Waukesha) Click here for distribution map In US: (CO, CT, IA, IL, MN, MO, MT, ND, NM, SD, WI, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, MB, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Lacinaria ligulistylis A. Nelson Bot. Gaz. 31: 405 (1901). Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU