 Photo: Joe Riederer |
Purple
Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Aster Family (Asteraceae) Habitat/Range: Occasional in prairies and open woodlands; scattered throughout the tallgrass region west to southeastern Kansas. |
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Plants to 5 feet tall with branched stems. The rough leaves are coarsely toothed and alternate. Flower heads are on individual stalks near the tops of stems, with each head 2.5-5 inches wide and consisting of up to 20 purple, petal-like ray flowers surrounding a cone-shaped head. Text from: Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers : A Falcon Field Guide : A Nature Conservancy Book |
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