Classic texts: King's 1898.
Liatris scariosa
Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd.
Engl.: prairie gayfeather, backache root, gay-feather, large button snakeroot, tall gayfeather.
Bot. syn.: Lacinaria scariosa (L.) Hill, Liatris borealis Nutt., Liatris novae-angliae (Lunell) Shinners, Liatris x niewlandii (Lunell) Gaiser.
Liatris. Liatris spicata. Gay-feather, Devil's Bite, Colic Root, Button Snakeroot.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
The Medical Flora of Kansas: Helenium - Lycopus.
Classic texts: Journals: TNEMA 1882-1883.