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"Narrow Purple Coneflower"
Asteraceae Family - Echinacea from the Greek word for "sea urchin" or "hedgehog" referring to the spiny chaff at the center of these flowers. Purpurea also from the Greek for the word meaning "purple".
Favors open prairies and dry open woods of the Tallgrass region and blooms from May to October. Grows to two to three feet in height with pale purple to purple flowers.
The root of Echinacea angustifolia was used by the Plains Indians as a pain killer for toothaches and sore throats. Chewing the root causes the tongue, mouth and throat to be numbed. It was also used as a blood purifer and to trat snakebite, blood poisoning and cancers.
