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Echinacea angustifolia

Taken at Gripsholm Castle Park, Mariefred, Sweden.

 

Echinacea angustifolia, the narrow-leaved purple coneflower or blacksamson echinacea, is a North American plant species in sunflower family. It is widespread across much of the Great Plains of central Canada and the central United States.

 

Many Native American groups used this plant for a variety of medicinal purposes, including pain relief and relief of colds and toothaches.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinacea_angustifolia

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Uploaded on August 28, 2022
Taken on August 1, 2018