Coneflower
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Coneflower is a common name of at least four genera of flowering plant
s in the family Asteraceae
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
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- DracopisDracopisDracopis is a monotypic genus with Dracopis amplexicaulis the sole species. It is native to North America....
- EchinaceaEchinaceaEchinacea is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The nine species it contains are commonly called purple coneflowers. They are endemic to eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have...
- RudbeckiaRudbeckiaRudbeckia is a plant genus of 23 species in the family Asteraceae. The species are commonly called coneflowers and black-eyed-susans; all are native to North America and many species are cultivated in gardens for their showy yellow or gold flower heads.The species are herbaceous, mostly perennial...
- RatibidaRatibidaRatibida is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as Prairie Coneflowers.-Selected species:* Ratibida columnifera Wooton & Standl. – Upright Prairie Coneflower...