...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Echinacea purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Echinacea purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 179-62-001:
Echinacea purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Purple Coneflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ecpu_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_e_purpurea_0943
June Transylvania County NC
In cultivation
Disc florets bisexual and fertile; ray florets neuter, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm0407i_36
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Flowers have a dome-shaped disk about 1" across, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0407j_03
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_e_purpurea_15
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_e_purpurea_2
July
Rays purplish, drooping, to 3" long. Disk flowers orange, disk to 1.25" wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm0309c_20
September Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves mostly hairy, stalked, broadly lance-shaped, toothed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm0309c_21
September Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Stems 5-12dm tall and hirsute. Leaves scabrous, at least above, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.