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Echinacea sanguinea (Sanguin purple coneflower)
Flaigg, Lillian G.

Echinacea sanguinea Nutt.

Sanguin purple coneflower

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

USDA Symbol: ECSA

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

The graceful purple coneflower has an unbranched stem that grows to 3 feet tall. Leaves are alternate and usually near the base, 4–10 inches long and 1/4 inch wide. Upper leaves have long hairs. There is 1 flower head to each stem, with 10–20 ray flowers, often conspicuously drooping, rose-pink to pale purple, as much as 2 inches long and 1/8–1/4 inch wide. The center is cone-shaped, 1 inch in diameter, and 1/4–3/4 inch high, purplish–brown on the outside ring and greenish in the center.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AR , LA , OK , TX
USDA Native Status: L48(N)
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Bibliography

Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide (1984) Loughmiller, C. & L. Loughmiller

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Echinacea sanguinea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Echinacea sanguinea in the Flora of North America (if available)
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Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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