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Aster (Asteraceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Aster (Asteraceae)

Liatris spicata (Sessile Blazing Star)
This specimen of Sessile Blazing Star shows two stems with flower spikes. The individual flowers consist of 5-10 five-lobed disk flowers and two threadlike styles. Flower heads have bracts at their base. It blooms from midsummer to early fall.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 1094

<i>Liatris spicata</i> (Sessile Blazing Star)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Aster (Asteraceae)

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