Flower ID: IMG_1786.JPG-08-13-2017 Flower name (scientific): Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya André Michaux PY: 1803 Flower name (common): Prairie Blazing Star Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Modern Latin; word origin has unknown derivation. Specific epithet: From the Greek pyknos, thick, and stachys, spike. Spike very dense. Common name origin: From the common habitat and the conspicuous flower clusters, often of star-shaped flowers. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches (0.5 to 1.0 cm) Petal count: 5 (ray florets absent). Color: pink or red Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Erect Size: 24 to 48 inches (61 to 122 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear to narrowly oblanceolate or oblanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, meadows, fields, roadsides, sun, moist to wet. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, St. Croix, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, WI) In Canada: References: