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narrow-leaved purple coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 92, February 88, March 100, April 200, May 375, June 148, July 51, August 52, September 62, October 66, November 86, December 84.
United States4,089
Texas1,044
South Dakota657
North Dakota585
Kansas504
Minnesota503
Oklahoma325
Canada269
Nebraska159
Iowa101

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusconeflowers · Echinacea

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