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Topeka purple coneflower

Echinacea atrorubens

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 26, February 25, March 28, April 53, May 97, June 33, July 14, August 15, September 17, October 19, November 24, December 23.
United States554
Texas293
Kansas114
Oklahoma76
Missouri63
Arkansas4
Alabama2
Georgia2

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • 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

Classification

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Topeka purple coneflower with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.