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COMMON NAME

Purple coneflower

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Echinacea angustifolia

ALSO KNOWN AS

Black samson, Echinacea

Plant family

Aster (Asteraceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

This perennial plant has purple to pink ray flowers (the petal-like parts) that surround the central brownish-purple disk flowers. Stems are rough-hairy and have simple leaves.
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This perennial plant has purple to pink ray flowers (the petal-like parts) that surround the central brownish-purple disk flowers. Stems are rough-hairy and have simple leaves.
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Did you know?

Purple coneflower is a widely used medicinal herb. It has been used be a number of Plains Indian tribes to treat ailments such as toothaches, coughs, and even headaches. It is used in modern medicine today, primarily as an immuno-stimulant and numerous pharmacological studies have been conducted about its medicinal properties.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Colorado , Iowa , Kansas , Louisiana , Minnesota , Missouri , Montana , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Mexico , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Texas , Wyoming
HABITAT
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