Blacksampson
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Common Name: Blacksampson Other Names: Echinacea, Prairie Purple Coneflower Species Name: Echinacea angustifolia Plant Type: Forb Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family |
Examples of BlacksampsonEchinacea angustifolia
| Plant Facts | |
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| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Tallgrass prairie and Great Plains from Saskatchewan and Minnesota to Texas |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
- Fuzzy stems and leaves
- Long narrow leaves that get wider close to the tip floral
- Large flower heads on long stems
- Flowers purple with yellow, orange or dark purple elevated center
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Lanceolate to oblong
- Stipules: Absent
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: Numerous
- Flower Color: Light purple to magenta or pink
- Flower Timing: June-August
- Fruit Type: Achenes, 4-sided
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Loam and clay-loam soils |
| Habitat | Margins of highway and right-of-ways |
| Successional Stage | Mid to late |
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