Kebnat
PLANTS

Dense blazing star

Liatris spicata

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialPurple flowers
Dense blazing star, photo 1 of 5
Dense blazing star, In flower
Dense blazing star, In fruit
50 cmLength
1.4 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.4 m. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 24 observations of Dense blazing star in Québec, mostly in Lanaudière, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Lanaudière4
  2. Montréal4
  3. Outaouais4
  4. Capitale-Nationale3
  5. Mauricie3
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Laval1
  9. Montérégie1

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Similar species

Purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
TOXIC
Common mulleinVerbascum thapsus
ButterweedErigeron canadensis