COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3351
catalog_number
3351
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3351_1200.Echa_pal2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3351_1200.Echa_pal2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3351
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3351
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
scientific_name
Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Asteraceae
family
Asteraceae
Family
false
Genus:
Echinacea
genus
Echinacea
Genus
false
Species:
pallida
specific_epithet
pallida
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(Nutt.) Nutt.
scientific_name_author
(Nutt.) Nutt.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Linn
county
Linn
County
false
Locality:
Centerville, 2.5 mi W, 1.25 mi S. Sugar Creek Prairie.
locality
Centerville, 2.5 mi W, 1.25 mi S. Sugar Creek Prairie.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
6/20/1989
date_collected
6/20/1989
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek echinos, "hedgehog," referring to spiny seed head
genus_name_meaning
From Greek echinos, "hedgehog," referring to spiny seed head
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
pale
species_name_meaning
pale
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Pale coneflower
common_names
Pale coneflower
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 4-9 dm
description
Height: 4-9 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Ray florets are purplish-pink to whitish and 4-9 cm long; disk florets are brownish. Flowers bloom from May to July.
description
Species description: Ray florets are purplish-pink to whitish and 4-9 cm long; disk florets are brownish. Flowers bloom from May to July.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Stout perennial herb with a stout taproot. Leaves are alternate and simple. Stems and leaves covered with coarse spreading hairs.
description
Species description: Stout perennial herb with a stout taproot. Leaves are alternate and simple. Stems and leaves covered with coarse spreading hairs.
Description
false
Description:
"Similar species: Pale coneflower has narrow, long (1.5-3 in) ray florets that easily distinguish it from Narrow-leaf purple coneflower."
description
"Similar species: Pale coneflower has narrow, long (1.5-3 in) ray florets that easily distinguish it from Narrow-leaf purple coneflower."
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Rocky, tallgrass prairies."
description
"Habitat: Rocky, tallgrass prairies."
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern quarter of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern quarter of the state.
Description
false
Description:
"Medicinal Uses: Used as pain reliever for arthritis, rheumatism, sore throats. Tea from leaves used internally for mumps, measles, and smallpox. Tea from roots used internally to treat colic and expel intestinal worms, and externally to treat wounds and burns. "
description
"Medicinal Uses: Used as pain reliever for arthritis, rheumatism, sore throats. Tea from leaves used internally for mumps, measles, and smallpox. Tea from roots used internally to treat colic and expel intestinal worms, and externally to treat wounds and burns. "
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Sometimes used in fresh- or dried-flower arrangements.
description
Other uses: Sometimes used in fresh- or dried-flower arrangements.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in rich, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Will adapt to poor soil."
description
"Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in rich, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Will adapt to poor soil."
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Will self-seed. Division--in fall or spring.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Will self-seed. Division--in fall or spring.
Description
false
Color:
Purplish pink
color
Purplish pink
Color
false