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Cylindric Blazing Star
Liatris cylindracea

Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) Family: Composite Family (Asteraceae)

Group: Blazing Stars

Flowers: Blue/Violet

Height: 15-45 cm (5-17 in)

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas

Grows in Sun/Shade: Sun

Native/Non-native: Native

Photographs: 92 photographs available, of which 8 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) flower cluster

Cylindric Blazing Star flower cluster - actually a group of small flowers.

Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) plant

Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) flowers
Photograph by Graham Buck

Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) plant

Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) plants

A group of plants.

Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) leaves

The leaves of Cylindric Blazing Star are long and narrow.

Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) seeds

Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) shoots

Cylindric Blazing Star shoots in the early spring on Manitoulin Island.
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Range map for Cylindric Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)