Definition of Liatris pycnostachya

1. Noun. Perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Liatris Pycnostachya

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Liam
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Liana
Liao
Liao dynasty
Liaoning
Liatris
Liatris punctata
Liatris pycnostachya (current term)
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Literary usage of Liatris pycnostachya

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1904)
"L. punctata (Hook.) Kuntze. (Liatris punctata Hook.) Frequent on dry gravelly knolls. 532. L. pycnostachya (Michx.) Kuntze. (Liatris pycnostachya Michx. ..."

2. Companion to the Botanical Magazine by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1835)
"Liatris pycnostachya, Mich.—St. Louis. 403. Liatris pilosa, Willd.—A solitary specimen of this without flower came from New Orleans, in 1833. 409. ..."

3. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"Principal species : Liatris pycnostachya (1732), with pale purple heads in dense spikes, over a foot long, and long slender leaves; ..."

4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1904)
"532. L. pycnostachya (Michx.) Kuntze. (Liatris pycnostachya Michx.) Very common on low prairies; rarely pure white flowers are seen. 533. ..."

5. Flora of the Rocky Mountains and Adjacent Plains, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming by Per Axel Rydberg (1917)
"... 8-12 mm. long; bracts oblong, pubescent and ciliate, purple-tinged; flowers purple. Liatris pycnostachya Michx. Prairies: Wis.—Ky.—La.—Tex.—SD Plain. ..."

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