




Liatris squarrosa
The scaly blazing star is a beautiful flower that grows tall and has bright purple spikes. It attracts butterflies and bees, making gardens lively and colorful!
生息地: Grasslands
The scaly blazing star has sturdy, upright stems topped with distinctive purple-pink flower heads. Its unique feature is the recurved, scale-like bracts beneath each flower head, giving it a spiky, star-like appearance. Narrow, green leaves grow densely along the stem.





カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Each 'flower' you see is actually a cluster of many tiny purple individual florets!
Its scientific name 'Liatris squarrosa' means 'scaly' because of its unique flower bracts!
Some people call it 'scaly gayfeather' because its blooms look like colorful, feathery plumes!
The plant's underground corm, similar to a bulb, can help it live for many years!
Scaly blazing star has a deep, tuberous root that stores water and nutrients, helping it survive long dry periods.
This plant has bright purple flowers packed with nectar, attracting a wide variety of busy insects for pollination.
Scaly blazing star can grow in poor, sandy, or clay soils where many other plants struggle, thanks to its resilience.
Danaus plexippus
Feeds on nectar, helping pollination.
Papilio glaucus
Visits flowers for nectar, aiding reproduction.

Bombus impatiens
Collects nectar and pollen.
まだ別名はありません。
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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30-90 cm
15-30 cm
1-2 cm
Summer to fall
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多年生
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