Pale Purple Cone Flowers
Echinacea pallida

Iowa Prairies: 
Splendor in the Grass Photography Exhibit
Nature Photography by Gary D. Tonhouse

© Gary D. Tonhouse 1997-2008

Pale Purple Cone Flowers
Echinacea pallida
Aster Family (Asteraceae)

Blooms: Late spring to midsummer.
Found in dry and mesic prairies and open savannas.
All of the Purple Cone flowers were used by Native Americans
for medicinal purposes. The roots are still highly 
sought after for the making of herbal medicines and tonics.
The illegal digging of these roots poses a major threat
for this species in certain areas of the Prairie region.

Equipment that was used to capture this image:

Camera: Nikon F4s
         Lens:  Nikor 20mm F2.8
Tripod: Gitzo 320   
 Film: Fuji Velvia 50
        Aperture was set at F16
Camera and tripod were set up at about 3 Feet above ground level.
Polk City Cemetery - Polk City, Iowa