A catalog of Native North American Plants :Liatris punctata

Liatris punctata

Common Name: Dotted gayfeather,  Dotted blazing star

It is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, it is a perennial herb produces one or more erect stems 14 to 85 cm or 6 in to 2 ft 9 in tall. They grow from a thick taproot that produces rhizomes. The blooms are a spike of several flower heads. The head contains several flowers which are usually purple. The fruit is an achene tipped with a long pappus of feathery bristles.

It is native to North America, where it occurs throughout the plains of central Canada, the central United States, and northern Mexico.

Dye Color: Black, Brown, Green, Yellow