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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Echinacea purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Eastern Purple Coneflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Echinacea purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Echinacea purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-62-001:
Echinacea purpurea FAMILY Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Echinacea purpurea var. purpurea
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Purple Coneflower
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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.
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 (Smith, 1998).
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 (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm0309c_20
September Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaves mostly hairy, stalked, broadly lance-shaped, toothed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Echinacea purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Echinacea purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Echinacea purpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-62-001:
Echinacea purpurea
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Echinacea purpurea var. purpurea
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