Echinacea laevigata

Smooth purple coneflower

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Echinacea
Species:
E. laevigata
Binomial name
Echinacea laevigata
Synonyms[5]
  • Brauneria laevigata C.L.Boynton & Beadle 1903
  • Echinacea purpurea var. laevigata (F.E.Boynton & Beadle ex C.L.Boynton & Beadle) Cronquist

Echinacea laevigata, the smooth purple coneflower, is a federally listed threatened species[3] of plant found in the Piedmont of the eastern United States. Most populations are found on roadsides and other open areas with plenty of sunlight, often on calcium- and magnesium- rich soils.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2 June 2023). "Echinacea laevigata". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Smooth coneflower (Echinacea laevigata)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b USFWS (8 October 1992). "Echinacea laevigata (Smooth Coneflower) Determined To Be Endangered". Federal Register. 57 (196): 46340–46344. 57 FR 46340
  4. ^ USFWS (6 July 2022). "Reclassification of Smooth Coneflower From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule". Federal Register. 87 (128): 40100–40115. 87 FR 40100
  5. ^ The Plant List, Echinacea laevigata (F.E.Boynton & Beadle ex C.L.Boynton & Beadle) S.F.Blake