About Liatris acidota Engelm. & A.Gray
Liatris acidota Engelm. & A.Gray, commonly called Gulf Coast gayfeather, sharp blazing star, and sharp gayfeather, is a plant species in the genus Liatris of the family Asteraceae. It is native to the U.S. states of Louisiana and Texas, where it grows in coastal prairies, dry prairies, and savannas, in soils ranging from sandy to clay. This species grows from rounded to elongated corms that produce hairless stems 20 to 90 centimeters tall; some individuals may reach up to 130 centimeters in height. Liatris acidota produces purple flowers arranged in dense heads that form a spike-like cluster along its stems, and it flowers from June to October. Its seeds are produced in cypselae fruits that measure 4 to 4.5 millimeters long.
