Liatris

Liatris

Taxobox
name = "Liatris"


image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Liatris spicata"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Eupatorieae
genus = "Liatris"
genus_authority = Gaertn. ex Schreb.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text. About 30 known species.

"Liatris" (common names: Blazing-star, Gay-feather or Button snakeroot) is a genus of ornamental plants in the Asteraceae family. These plants are used as a popular summer flowers for bouquets.

"Liatris" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including "Schinia gloriosa", "Schinia sanguinea" (both of which feed exclusively on the genus), "Schinia tertia" and "Schinia trifascia".

pecies

*"Liatris acidota"
*"Liatris aspera" - rough gayfeather
*"Liatris cylindracea" - Ontario blazing star
*"Liatris elegans" - pinkscale blazing star
*"Liatris graminifolia"- grass-leafed blazing star
*"Liatris ligulistylis" - meadow blazing star
*"Liatris microcephala" - dwarf gayfeather
*"Liatris odoratissima" - deerstongue
*"Liatris oligocephala"
*"Liatris provincialis"
*"Liatris punctata" - dotted blazing star
*"Liatris pycnostachya" - prairie blazing star
*"Liatris spicata" -dense blazing star
*"Liatris squarrosa"- Earl's blazing star
*"Liatris squarrulosa" - southern blazing star
*"Liatris regenerata" Seaton rising star
*"Liatris tenuifolia" Florida blazing star


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  • Liatris — est un genre de plantes ornementales dans la famille Asteraceae, originaire d Amérique du Nord, le Mexique et les Bahamas. Ces plantes sont utilisées essentiellement pour faire des bouquet de fleurs d été. Elles sont vivaces, survivant l hivers… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liatris — statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių (Asteraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Liatris). atitikmenys: lot. Liatris angl. blazing star; button snake root; gay feather vok. Prachtscharte rus. лиатрис lenk. liatra …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • liatris — statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių (Asteraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Liatris). atitikmenys: lot. Liatris angl. blazing star; button snake root; gay feather vok. Prachtscharte rus. лиатрис lenk. liatra …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Liătris — (L. Schreb.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie Compositae Eupatoriaceae Eupatoricae Adenostyleae, 19. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten in Nordamerika; L. elegans, L. odoratissima, mit rispenständigen, purpurrothen Blumen, Zierpflanzen; L. squarrosa, mit… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Liatris — Schreb. (Prachtscharte), Gattung der Kompositen, ausdauernde Kräuter mit einfachen, reichblätterigen, einem knolligen Wurzelstock entspringenden Stengeln, abwechselnden, schmalen, ganzrandigen Blättern, mittelgroßen oder größern, vier bis… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • liatris — ● liatris nom masculin Composée ornementale des plates bandes, aux fleurs réunies en capitules rouges ou blancs …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Liatris —   [neulateinisch], wissenschaftlicher Name der Pflanzengattung Prachtscharte …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Liatris — Liatri …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liatris —   Liatris …   Wikipedia Español

  • liatris — /luy a tris, luy euh /, n. any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers. [ < NL (1791), of unexplained orig.] * * * ▪ plant genus       genus of perennial herbs of the… …   Universalium

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