Echinacea laevigata

Smooth purple coneflower
Conservation status
	; Imperiled (NatureServe)
	; Threatened (ESA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Echinacea
Species:	E. laevigata
Binomial name
	Echinacea laevigata; (Boynton & Beadle) Blake 1929
Synonyms
	Brauneria laevigata C.L.Boynton & Beadle 1903; Echinacea purpurea var. laevigata (F.E.Boynton & Beadle ex C.L.Boynton & Beadle) Cronquist;

Echinacea laevigata, the smooth purple coneflower, is a federally listed threatened species of plant found in the Piedmont of the eastern United States. Most populations are found on roadsides and other open areas with plenty of sunlight, often on calcium- and magnesium- rich soils.

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