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Liatris cylindracea
Also called Cylindrical Blazing Star, Few Headed Blazing Star, Barrel Headed Gayfeather, Few Head Blazingstar, Barellhead Gayfeather, Dwarf Blazing Star, Slender Blazingstar
Liatris cylindracea (known as barrelhead blazing star, cylindric or cylindrical blazing star, Ontario blazing star, or dwarf blazing star) is a plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America, where its populations are concentrated in the Midwestern United States. It is found in habitats such as prairies, limestone and sandstone outcroppings, bluffs, barrens, glades, woodlands and dunes. This species is considered threatened in the state of Ohio.
Sharp blazing star · Blazing star · Tall blazing star · Bracted blazing star · Chapman's blazing star · Sandhill's blazing star · Scaly Blazing Star · Branched blazing star · Pinkscale blazing star · Slender blazing star · Heller's blazing star · Pink Scale Blazing Star
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Liatris cylindracea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
