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Purple coneflower

Echininacea purpurea

Photo by mary.gallo.m
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Field Notes

Description:

An attractive perennial with purple drooping rays surrounding a spiny, brownish central disk. Flowers June through October.

Habitat:

These purple coneflowers were in a wildflower field next to the walk/bike trail in Millersville, Maryland.

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Comments (2)
mary.gallo.m
Thank you Sequoia Spruce. I think cone flowers are unique and beautiful.

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Flowers of North America
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Maryland Wildlife
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Mission WILD
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 9, 2014

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