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*''Echinacea angustifolia subsp. strigosa'' has a more limited range in [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Texas]], and [[Louisiana]].<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ECAN2 Echinacea angustifolia], United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS Profile</ref>
*''Echinacea angustifolia subsp. strigosa'' has a more limited range in [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Texas]], and [[Louisiana]].<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ECAN2 Echinacea angustifolia], United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS Profile</ref>


Many [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] groups used this plant for a variety of medicinal purposes, including pain relief and relief of colds and toothaches.<ref name=usda>[http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_ecan2.pdf ''Echinacea angustifolia''.] United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plant Guide.</ref> The medicinal properties of Echinacea have been so-far unsubstantiated by science.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18450126]</ref>
Many [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] groups used this plant for a variety of medicinal purposes, including pain relief and relief of colds and toothaches.<ref name=usda>[http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_ecan2.pdf ''Echinacea angustifolia''.] United States Department of Agriculture NRCS Plant Guide.</ref> The medicinal properties of ''E. angustifolia'' have been so-far unsubstantiated by science.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18450126]</ref>


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Echinacea angustifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Echinacea
Species:
E. angustifolia
Binomial name
Echinacea angustifolia
Synonyms[1]

Brauneria angustifolia (DC.) A.Heller

Echinacea angustifolia, the narrow-leaved purple coneflower or blacksamson echinacea,[2] is a North American plant species in sunflower family. It is widespread across much of the Great Plains of central Canada and the central United States, with additional populations in nearby regions.[3]

Echinacea angustifolia is a perennial herb up to 40 to 70 centimetres (16 to 28 in) tall with spindle-shaped taproots that are often branched. The stems and leaves are moderately to densely hairy. The plant produces flower heads one per side branch, each at the end of a long peduncle. Each head contains 8–21 pink or purple ray florets plus 80–250 orange disc florets.[2]

Echinacea angustifolia blooms late spring to mid summer. It is found growing in dry prairies and barrens with rocky to sandy-clay soils.[2] There are two subspecies:[4][5]

Many Native American groups used this plant for a variety of medicinal purposes, including pain relief and relief of colds and toothaches.[7] The medicinal properties of E. angustifolia have been so-far unsubstantiated by science.[8]

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