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Liatris mucronata
This perennial’s stiff, upright, unbranched stems, 1-3 ft. tall, grow in wide-spreading clumps. The tufted, purple flowers are densely congested in a long spike on the upper part of the stem. The leaves are narrow and crowded, becoming progressively smaller upward.
Belton Lake spillway growing in a very thin layer of soil over limestone.
Spotted on Oct 25, 2012
Submitted on Nov 6, 2012
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