Aster (Asteraceae)
ISM Herbarium
: Prairie Herbs
: Aster (Asteraceae)
Liatris aspera (Lacerate Blazing Star)
This specimen of Lacerate Blazing Star shows a long stem of alternate flower heads made up of purple disk flowers (16-35) with threadlike styles protruding. The plant blooms from midsummer to fall.
Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 75377
![<i>Liatris aspera</i> (Lacerate Blazing Star)](/ismdepts/botany/collections/herbarium/kuhnia-veronica/Liatris-aspera-75377.jpg)
ISM Herbarium
: Prairie Herbs
: Aster (Asteraceae)
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