Liatris
Liatris, or gayfather,[1] is a genus of flowering plants. It is in the sunflower family of the boneset tribe. It is native to North America (Canada, United States, Mexico and the Bahamas).[2][3][4] Its most common name is blazing star.[1][4]
| Liatris | |
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| Liatris spicata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Plantae |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Liatris Gaertn. ex Schreb. |
They are perennials, meaning they grow leaves and flowers every year. They survive winter as corms.[4]
Liatris species are used as food by the larvae of some butterflies and moths. The bleeding flower moth's larvae only feed on Liatris.
Liatris Media
Liatris ligulistylis with goldenrod soldier beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) on it
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Report: Liatris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel von. 1791. Genera Plantarum 2: 542
- ↑ "Liatris". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nesom, Guy L. (2006). "Liatris". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 21. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.