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Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench

Photo by millisorj
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Field Notes

Description:

A popular perennial with smooth, 2-5 ft. stems and long-lasting, lavender flowers. Rough, scattered leaves that become small toward the top of the stem. Flowers occur singly atop the stems and have domed, purplish-brown, spiny centers and drooping, lavender rays. An attractive perennial with purple (rarely white), drooping rays surrounding a spiny, brownish central disk.

Habitat:

Herb

Notes:

Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate , Ovate
Leaf Margin: Serrate , Dentate
Leaf Base: Cordate , Rounded
Size Notes: 2-5 feet
Leaf Color: Green
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

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PublishedAugust 11, 2011

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