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|familia=Asteraceae
|genus=Echinacea
|species=tennesseensis
|common_name=Tennessee Purple Coneflower
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht metric=cm
|Max ht box=75
|Max ht metric=cm
|origin=Populations are distributed among three counties in Tennessee, USA
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|water=moderate, dry
|features=flowers, bees, cut flowers, butterflys, drought tolerant
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall
|flowers=purple
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=3
|max_zone=8
|image=Echinacea tennesseensis.jpg
|image_width=240
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'''''Echinacea tennesseensis''''' ('''Tennessee coneflower''') is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Asteraceae]], [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the [[cedar glades]] of the central portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]]. It is also known as the Tennessee purple coneflower. It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] growing to 75&nbsp;cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are hairy, lanceolate, and arranged in a basal whorl with only a few small leaves on the flower stems. The [[flower]]s are produced in a [[inflorescence|capitulum]] (flowerhead) up to 8&nbsp;cm broad, with a ring of purple ray [[flowers|florets]] surrounding the brown disc florets.

==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification. Germination occurs at 20D/10N C alternating temperature cycle. Germination was greater in light than dark.

===Pests and diseases===
Japanese Beetles, Thrips

==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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