Echinacea purpurea

     Purple Coneflower

Asteraceae

  Fruit Type:  Achene

  Fruiting Period:  Nov

  Flowering Period:  Jun - Sep

Seeds.

  Color:  Light brown

  Size:  2 x 4 mm

  Shape:  Quadrangular, truncated end

  Surface Features:  Short-toothed crown; longitudinal ridges

  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  60 - 90 days

  Cotyledons:  Oval with entire margins

  Leaf arrangement:  Basal

  Leaves:  Simple, oval with pointed tip, winged petiole, entire margins, hairs, prominent veins