NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Liatris aspera

Scientific Name:	Liatris aspera
Genus:	Liatris
Species Epithet:	aspera
Common Name:	Rough Blazing-star, Tall Blazing-star
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Pink, Purple
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry
Bloom Time:	August, September, October
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Prairies, barrens, glades. Rare in the southwestern NC Piedmont and southern mountains, and very rare elsewhere in the range.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Not Assigned
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G4 - Apparently Secure, G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	SC-V: Special Concern: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Notes:	Needs a high pH soil. This is a state threatened species.
Heads have 14-24 pink-purple florets. Bastrop State Park, Bastrop County, TX Alison Northup
Involucral bracts have blunt, recurved tips. Bastrop State Park, Bastrop County, TX Alison Northup
Narrow, short, and stalkless upper leaves. Bastrop State Park, Bastrop County, TX Alison Northup
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record