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dotted gayfeather

Liatris punctata

Collection Season 3

October-November

Summary 4

Dotted gayfeather is a native, perennial species that is 1 to 2.5 feet tall with one to many stems arising from a woody crown. Its leaves are alternately arranged on the stem, are closely spaced and linear, being up to six inches long and ¼ inch wide. A dense spike up to a foot long at the end of the stems has many small rose-purple flower heads of four to eight disc flowers each. Flowering occurs from August to October in Kansas. The fruits are black ribbed achenes that are approximately ¼ of an inch long and have numerous feathery bristles at the tips.

Uses 3

Dotted blazing star is a forage or browse species that is consumed by deer and antelope. Its seeds are eaten by rodents and it is an important pollinator plant for butterflies. Its deep taproot helps with drought tolerance.

Seed Collection and Processing 3

The achenes are easy to collect from the spikes when they are dry in October into November.

Probable Locations 3

Dotted blazing star is suited to grow in dry, course soils.

Revegetation 3

For prairie restoration or diverse plantings intended for wildlife use, 4 ounces of seed per acre can be incorporated into the seeding mixture. Apply no fertilizer the establishment year unless the soil test indicates severely limited potassium or phosphorus levels at the planting site. No nitrogen should be used the establishment year to reduce the level of weed competition. Seedling vigor of this species is good, but first year growth is prioritized to the root system. Establishment is comparatively easy when weed competition can be successfully controlled.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) kenttrulsson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by kenttrulsson
  2. (c) skramer16, todos os direitos reservados
  3. (c) skramer16, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
  4. Adaptado por skramer16 de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liatris_punctata

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