Liatris punctata var. mexicana Gaiser

Mexican blazing star (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Liatris > Liatris punctata

Characteristics

Corms elongate or becoming rhizomes. Leaves 50–120 × 2–7 mm. Heads in loose, spiciform arrays (widely spaced, stems evident). Involucres 10–15 mm. Phyllaries in 3–5 series. Florets 4–6. 2n = 20, 40.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.85
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 84
Germination temperacture (C°) -5 - 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Liatris punctata var. mexicana world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:139615-2
WFO ID wfo-0000109614
COL ID 5PSBC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Liatris punctata var. mexicana Liatris mucronata var. interrupta