Minnesota Seasons - narrow-leaved purple coneflower


narrow-leaved purple coneflower				More photos…
Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia

Taxonomy	Family:	Asteraceae (aster)
	Subfamily:	Asteroideae
	Supertribe:	Helianthodae
	Tribe:	Heliantheae (sunflower)

Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Dry to moderate moisture. Prairies. Full sun.
Flowering	June to October
Flower Color	Pink to purplish ray florets, purple disk florets
Height	8″ to 28″

Identification

Similar Species

Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Blanket Flower Prairie SNA Chippewa Prairie Clinton Prairie SNA Cottonwood River Prairie SNA Crow Wing State Park Des Moines River Prairie SNA Elm Creek Park Reserve Fort Ridgely State Park Glacial Lakes State Park Glynn Prairie SNA Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Joseph A. Tauer Prairie SNA Long Meadow Lake			Minneopa State Park Morton Outcrops SNA Mound Spring Prairie SNA Old Mill State Park Ordway Prairie Osmundson Prairie SNA Regal Meadow Roscoe Prairie SNA Strandness Prairie Yellow Bank Hills SNA Zimmerman Prairie

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Synonyms	Brauneria angustifolia Echinacea pallida var. angustifolia

Common Names	Blacksamson blacksamson echinacea narrow-leaved purple coneflower