gayfeather

English

florist gayfeather (Liatris spicata)

Etymology

From gay +‎ feather.

Noun

gayfeather (countable and uncountable, plural gayfeathers)

1. Many of the plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide.

Synonyms

• (Liatris): blazingstar

Derived terms

• bracted gayfeather (Liatris bracteata)
• branched gayfeather (Liatris cymosa)
• cattail gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya)
• coastal gayfeather (Liatris bracteata)
• cusp gayfeather (Liatris mucronata)
• dense gayfeather (Liatris spicata)
• dotted gayfeather (Liatris punctata)
• elegant gayfeather (Liatris elegans)
• few-flower gayfeather (Liatris pauciflora)
• florist gayfeather (Liatris spicata)
• Gulf Coast gayfeather (Liatris acidota)
• grass-leaf gayfeather (Liatris pilosa)
• Kansas gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya)
• marsh gayfeather (Liatris spicata)
• northern gayfeather (Liatris scariosa)
• Ontario gayfeather (Liatris cylindracea)
• pinkscale gayfeather (Liatris elegans)
• Plains gayfeather (Liatris punctata)
• prairie gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya)
• Rocky Mountain gayfeather (Liatris ligulistylis)
• rough gayfeather (Liatris aspera)
• scaly gayfeather (Liatris squarrosa)
• short-leaf gayfeather (Liatris tenuifolia)
• slender gayfeather (Liatris tenuis)
• sticky gayfeather (Liatris glandulosa)
• tall gayfeather (Liatris aspera)
• thick-spike gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya)

Translations

Liatris

Further reading

• gayfeather on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Liatris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Liatris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• gayfeather at USDA Plants database