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wavyleaf purple coneflower

Echinacea simulata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Missouri.January 17, February 19, March 24, April 43, May 56, June 45, July 20, August 20, September 21, October 20, November 16, December 16.
United States815
Missouri308
Illinois261
Kentucky68
Arkansas55
Tennessee46
Canada35
Michigan35
Ontario35
Alabama24

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

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