Asteraceae FAMILY

Echinacea pallida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Echinacea pallida is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of rarely-branched, erect stems up to 140cm tall from a tap-rooted rootstock[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. Echinacea was one of the most important medicinal herbs used by the Native N. Americans and has become one of the most commonly used herbs in modern herbalism. The plant is harvested from the wild on a commercial basis in order to supply the high demand. The plant is also often grown as an ornamental, there are many named varieties

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and eastern N. America - Nebraska to Ontario and Maine, south to Texas, Alabama and North Carolina

HabitatDry soils[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ] on prairies and barrens[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Sandy open woods and prairies in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. Rocky prairies, open wooded hillsides, and glades; at elevations from 50 - 1,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].