Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Liatris spicata (L.) Willd.
Asteraceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2013
WILL COUNTY 41.28300° N. Lat. 088.18788° W.
Long. T32N, R9E, NW 1/4 Sec. 3. West side of IL Rt.
53 alongside the Union Pacific Railroad between
Wilmington and Braidwood, between North Front Street
and North Washington Street, south of Coal City Road.
Elevation 560 feet. Coordinate Datum: WGS84/NAD83.
Somewhat degraded mesic sand prairie, with Vitis
riparia, Ulmus rubra, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica, stops
at margin of a Phragmites marsh to the south. Occasional
or colonial perennial from a corm to about 4 feet, many
tipped over.
Steven R. Hill 39271
21 August 2013
02608487