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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 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.
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