Echinacea Paradox

By: Grace Folz

Endangered Plants

            For our blog we chose the topic of endangered plants. This is a rare flower (Echinacea Paradox). Many people do not understand that there are a lot of plants endangered. I researched on the United States Botanic Garden. I then researched into the Rare and Endangered Plants Gallery. On the website I found a lot of information. The U.S. Botanic Garden is a worldwide known organization. Their main goal is to study wild plants at risk (Yellow).

The plant that I focused is the Echinacea paradox. It is more commonly known as the yellow coneflower. This is a beautiful plant, but sadly it is endangered. When looking at it, it is bright yellow petals surround a brown bud. The average height for the Echinacea paradox is 24-36 inches (Echinacea Paradox). The plant level for this plant is threatened. The native home of the Echinacea paradox is Missouri down to Texas. It is commonly found to the west of the Mississippi River. The National Garden Room location for this plant is is the Butterfly Garden. The type of sunlight needed is full sunlight. The type of soil needed is rocky and dry soils or clay or shallow soils (Yellow). These flowers attracted many birds during the winter, including goldfinches. Many animals are reliable on this plant. Another benefit and need for this plant is that is attracts butterflies. Echinacea paradox is endangered because of habitat loss, slow re-colonization and over-harvesting for the herbal industry (Echinacea).

Works Cited

“Yellow Coneflower.” Yellow Coneflower. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2015

“Echinacea Explosion – The Coneflower Chronicles.” Echinaceas for Sale, Buy Echinacea, Buy Coneflowers for Sale, Buy Perennials Summer-flowering Plants. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.

“Echinacea Paradox.” Yellow Coneflower from Riverbend Nursery. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2015.

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