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Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, Red, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Leaves. No more details are given. — No more details are given.
Habitat & North American Range
Dry open woods, prairies and barrens. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)