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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Echinacea laevigata flower.
Echinacea laevigata. Photo by Irvine Wilson, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Echinacea laevigata habitat.
Echinacea laevigata habitat. Photo by Steve Croy.

Echinacea laevigata, smooth coneflower, range map.
Echinacea laevigata range map.

Echinacea laevigata, smooth coneflower

ESA Status

Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.

Threats

  • Habitat destruction and degradation
  • Collection
  • Fire suppression
  • Highway right-of-way maintenance
  • Urbanization and suburbanization of the specie’s range
  • Encroachment by exotic species
  • Inadequacy of existing protection afforded by State laws
  • Small population size

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/echinacea_laevigata/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:21 EDT