blazing star

1. Biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning (synset 112056100)
   is a type of: flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
   belongs to: genus mentzelia, mentzelia - genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs
   same as: mentzelia laevicaulis, mentzelia livicaulis
2. Any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads (synset 112011732)
   is a type of: wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant
   subtypes:

   • dotted gayfeather, liatris punctata - herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico
   • dense blazing star, liatris pycnostachya - perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers
   belongs to: genus liatris, liatris - genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots
   same as: button snakeroot, gay-feather, gayfeather, snakeroot

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