Common Name -  Meadow Blazing Star
	Scientific Name - Liatris ligulistylus
	Family Name -  Aster (Asteraceae)
Season	Perennial, late summer and early fall.
Habitat	Prefers full sun, dry soils with some sand.
Flower	Composite, purple, heads form a spike, flower stalks long(1/2" to 1"), bracts beneath the head are rounded and their margins are dark. Flower heads open from the top and progress down the spike.
Leaves	Simple, alternate, thin and lance shaped, entire.
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