Photo © 2006, Garth Catterall-Heart Echinacea FlowersEchinacea is a genus of nine species of flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae, all native to eastern North America. The genus name is from the Greek echino, meaning "hedgehog", an allusion to the spiny central disk. They are herbaceous, drought-tolerant perennial plants growing to 1 or 2 m in height. The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 10-20 cm long and 1.5-10 cm broad. Like all Asteraceae, the flowers are a composite inflorescence, with purple (rarely yellow or white) florets arranged in a prominent, somewhat cone-shaped head; "cone-shaped" because the petals of the outer ray florets tend to point downward (are reflexed) once the flower head opens, thus forming a cone. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Photo ID = 040908_106_7756 Keywords = Ekinacia, Ekinacea, Ecinacia, Echinacea, Flowers Vertical or Portrait Prints at special prices. This photo may be available in other sizes. |
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