Purple flowers in 6-12 inch spikes, blooming from the top to the bottom.
- Scientific Name: Liatris spicata
- Other Names: Blazing Star, Blazing Stars, Dense Button Snakeroot, Gayfeather, Marsh Blazing Star, Sessile-headed Blazing Star, Snakeroot, Spike Gayfeather
- Plant Height: 3 - 6 feet
- Flower Size: 0.33 - 0.5 inches
- Flower Color: Purple
- Bloom Time: July, August, September
- Petal: Other
- Leaf: Alternate, Hairy, Linear
- Stem: Smooth, Unbranched
- Environment: Moist, Sun
- Location: Indian Creek Greenway, Shiloh Greenway