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The truth about Echinacea: Plant commonly used for colds and flu suffers from disappearing habitat
A bird's eye view of an Echinacea angustifolia, or narrow-leaved purple coneflower, plant.
Credit: Stuart Wagenius
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Coneflowers' genus name, Echinacea, refers to the plants' spiny central disk, pictured here.
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Rarity: A dense patch of Echinacea angustifolia plants at a remnant prairie site.
Credit: Stuart Wagenius
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Scientists apply paint to Echinacea flowers so they know which ones have been hand-pollinated.
Credit: Stuart Wagenius
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In some experiments, biologists use a pollinator exclusion bag to study coneflowers.
Credit: Jennifer Ison
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Researcher Sara Zufan measures an Echinacea plant in an experimental garden plot.
Credit: Stuart Wagenius
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