genus
Coneflowers
Echinacea
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native coneflowers All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
caterpillars
2
bees
5
food
6
flowers
350
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Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
caterpillars
1
bees
5
hosts
1
flowers
144
shelter
1
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Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
caterpillars
1
bees
4
flowers
125
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Yellow Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
caterpillars
1
bees
4
flowers
88
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Topeka Purple Coneflower
Echinacea atrorubens
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
83
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Sanguine Purple Coneflower
Echinacea sanguinea
caterpillars
1
bees
2
flowers
69
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Smooth Purple Coneflower
Echinacea laevigata
caterpillars
1
flowers
87
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Tennessee Purple Coneflower
Echinacea tennesseensis
caterpillars
1
flowers
82