Asteraceae
Heller's blazing star
Liatris helleri
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Liatris
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Liatris helleriAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Heller's blazing star, Turgid blazing star
Synonyms
- Lacinaria helleri (Porter) Porter ex A.Heller
- Lacinaria helleri Porter
- Liatris turgida Gaiser
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.