Asteraceae FAMILY

Liatris punctata

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Liatris punctata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral N. America - Alberta to Manitoba, south to New Mexico and Louisiana, east to Ohio.

HabitatGrassy prairies, sagebrush prairies, rocky and gravelly ridges and slopes, roadsides, fencerows, stream banks, over granite, limestone, and sandstone, in sands, clays, gypseous clays, 100 - 1900m[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]