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Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, [4] purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or Echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. [5] It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern , southeastern and midwestern United States , as ...
The genus Echinacea was then formally described by Linnaeus in 1753, and this specimen as one of five species of Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia purpurea. [6] [7] Conrad Moench subsequently reclassified it in 1794 as the separate but related genus, Echinacea, with the single species Echinacea purpurea, [8] [9] so that the botanical authority is given as ...
Echinacea showed no benefit over placebo for prevention. [2] Evidence for treatment was inconsistent. Reported side effects were rare. [2] 2007 meta-analyses conclude that there is some evidence that echinacea may reduce either the duration or severity of the common cold, but results are not consistent. [7]
Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) Dimorphotheca sinuata (Cape marigold) Diospyros virginiana (persimmon) Dodonaea viscosa (Hopseed) Echinacea purpurea (Eastern purple coneflower) Elaeagnus (Oleaster, Russian Olive) Erica spp. (Heather) Erigeron (Fleabane) Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) Ficus benjamina (Weeping Fig) Ficus retusa (Indian ...
Phyllody on a purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). Phyllody is the abnormal development of floral parts into leafy structures. It is generally caused by phytoplasma or virus infections, [1] though it may also be because of environmental factors that result in an imbalance in plant hormones. [2]
Echinacea purpurea: Purple coneflower: This plant and other species of Echinacea have been used for at least 400 years by Native Americans to treat infections and wounds, and as a general "cure-all" . It is currently used for symptoms associated with cold and flu. [56] Echinopsis pachanoi: San Pedro cactus
Such diseases were originally thought to be caused by viruses, which, like phytoplasmas, require insect vectors and cannot be cultured. Viral and phytoplasmic infections share some symptoms. [ 5 ] In 1967, phytoplasmas were discovered in ultrathin sections of plant phloem tissue and were termed mycoplasma-like organisms due to their ...
Echinacea angustifolia. Echinacea angustifolia, the narrow-leaved purple coneflower or blacksamson echinacea, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.It is native to North America, where it is widespread across much of the Great Plains of central Canada and the central United States, with additional populations in surrounding regions.