blazing star

noun

1. any of certain plants with showy flower clusters, as Chamaelirium luteum, of the lily family, or the composite plant Liatris spicata.
2. a plant, Mentzelia laevicaulis, of the western U.S., having large, light-yellow flowers with many conspicuous stamens.

noun US

1. a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum, with a long spike of small white flowers
2. any plant of the North American genus Liatris, having clusters of small red or purple flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)