Coneflower (Echinacea)
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- 1. Description
- 2. Obtainment
- 3. Uses
- 4. More
- 5. 'Souls
Common Name | Coneflower |
Latin Name | Echinacea |
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"Coneflower" |
1. Description
Coneflowers are herbaceous, drought-tolerant perennial plants. They tolerate a wide variety of conditions, maintain attractive foliage throughout the season, and multiply rapidly. The flowering structure is a composite inflorescence, with purple (rarely yellow or white) florets arranged in a prominent, somewhat cone-shaped head.
2. Obtainment
Very easy. They are endemic to eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas.
3. Uses
Medicine
- Echinacea is popularly believed to be an immunostimulator, stimulating the body's non-specific immune system and warding off infections and also being used as a laxative.
- Short-term prevention and treatment of the common cold
4. More
5. 'Souls
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