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Coneflower & Bumble Bee
Date: July 21, 2005
Photographer: Jenna Tune
Common Names: Purple coneflower and Bumble bee
Scientific Names: Echinacea purpurea and Bombus impatiens
Purple coneflower is a Missouri native plant which occurs in rocky open woods and prairies throughout the State. Here, the coneflower is visited by a bumble bee.
(Plant info from http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/alpha.asp.)
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