Rough Blazing-star
Liatris aspera
- Plant Type
- Wildflower (Deciduous)
- Landscape Layer
- Herbaceous
- Sun
- ☀️ Full Sun, ⛅ Part Sun
- Moisture
- 🏜️ Dry, 💧 Regular
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Sand, Calcareous
- Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Sociability
- S1 – Solitary / small clusters
Ecology & Conservation
- Proximity Score
- 2
- Native Status
- ❌ Outaouais ❌ Ottawa ❌ QC ✅ ON
- Closest Direction
- SW
- CEC Eco-Regions
- 8 – Eastern Temperate Forests, 8.1 – Mixed Wood Plains, 8.1.2 – Lake Erie Lowland
- Rarity Notes
- Globally secure (G4) but nationally imperiled in Canada (N2). In Ontario ranked S2 (Imperiled), restricted to southwestern Ontario prairies and sand plains. Not listed under SARA. COSEWIC has listed the species as endangered. Range limited to Lake Erie Lowland and adjacent ecoregions in ON.
- Rarity Ranks
- QC SNA – Not Applicable, ON S2 – Imperiled
- Migration
- Stable
- Ecological Context
- Characteristic of dry sandy prairies, oak savannas, and jack pine plains in southwestern Ontario. Occurs on well-drained sandy or rocky soils in open habitats, including clearings and roadsides. In Ontario, restricted to the Lake Erie Lowland ecoregion; ranked S2 (Imperiled) with a national rank of N2.
Permaculture & Companion Planting
Edibility & Foraging ℹ
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Seed Source
- OWSL