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|habit=herbaceous

|habit=herbaceous

|Min ht metric=cm

|Min ht metric=cm

|origin=Populations are distributed among three counties in Tennessee, USA

|origin=Populations are distributed among three counties in Tennessee, USA

|lifespan=perennial

|lifespan=perennial

|exposure=sun

|exposure=sun

|water=moderate, dry

|water=moderate, dry

|features=flowers, bees, cut flowers, butterflies, drought tolerant

|features=flowers, bees, cut flowers, butterflys, drought tolerant

|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall

|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall

|flowers=purple

|flowers=purple

|min_zone=3

|min_zone=3

|max_zone=8

|max_zone=8

|image=Upload.png

|image=Echinacea tennesseensis.jpg

|image_width=240

|image_width=240

}}

}}

Describe the plant here...

'''''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 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 cm broad, with a ring of purple ray [[flowers|florets]] surrounding the brown disc florets.

==Cultivation==

==Cultivation==

===Propagation===

===Propagation===

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

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===

===Pests and diseases===

Japanese Beetles

Japanese Beetles, Thrips

Thrips

==Species==

==Species==