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{{taxobox
|image = Echinacea laevigata.jpg
|status = G2
|status_system = TNC
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]]
|ordo = [[Asterales]]
|familia = [[Asteraceae]]
|tribus = [[Heliantheae]]
|genus = ''[[Echinacea]]''
|species = '''''E. laevigata'''''
|binomial = ''Echinacea laevigata''
|binomial_authority = (Boynton and Beadle) Blake
|}}
'''''Echinacea laevigata''''', the '''smooth purple coneflower''',  is an Endangered Species Act [[Endangered Species Act|federally listed]] [[endangered species]]<ref name=fws>USFWS. [http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/federal_register/fr2140.pdf ''Echinacea laevigata'' (smooth coneflower) determined to be endangered.] ''Federal Register'' October 8, 1992.</ref> of plant found in the [[Piedmont (United States)|piedmont]] of the southeastern [[United States]]. Most populations are found on roadsides and other open areas with plenty of sunlight, often on [[calcium]]- and [[magnesium]]- rich [[soil]]s. 

(contracted; show full)me|rhizomatous]] perennial herb that resembles its close relative, the [[Echinacea purpurea|common echinacea]] (''Echinacea purpurea''). The two can be told apart by the leaves, which are cordate ([[Heart (symbol)|heart-shaped]]) in the common species.<ref name=fws/><ref name=cpc/><ref name=tnc/> ''E. laevigata'' grows up to about 1.5 meters in height with a mostly naked, smooth, leafless stem. Any leaves are roughly lance-shaped. On top of the stem
s is a [[head (botany)|flower head]] containing narrow pink or purplish ray florets up to 8 centimeters long.<ref name=rec>USFWS. [http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/950418.pdf Smooth Coneflower Recovery Plan.] April 1995.</ref> The florets droop away from the center of the head. The small, tubular disc florets in the center are dark purple in color.<ref name=cpc/> Blooming occurs in May through July.<ref name=tnc/> The plant is [[Pollination|pollinated]] by a number of insects, i(contracted; show full){{reflist}}
==References==
* {{cite book | author=[[Neltje Blanchan|Blanchan, Neltje]] | title=[[Wild Flowers Worth Knowing]] | year=[[2005]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
==External links==
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ECLA USDA Plants Profile]
[[Category:Echinacea]]
[[Category:Flora of the Southeastern United States]]
[[Category:Endangered flora of the United States]]