Introduction -- Uses of Echinacea angustifolia and other Echinacea species by Native Americans of the Great Plains.-�Cultivation of Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea -- Naming and Classification of Echinacea Species -- Biology and Ecology of Echinacea.-�A species-by-species overview.-�One Hundred Years of Echinacea�Angustifolia in the Smoky Hills of Kansas -- Threats to�Wild Echinacea Populations -- Research on Echinacea Species Use in Western Medicine -- The Echinacea Market -- Legal Protection of Echinacea and Other Medicinal Plant Species -- Recommendations Regarding the Conservation Status of Echinacea -- Appendix A: A�Science in Action: A Model for Monitering Echinacea Populations -- Vignettes -- Index.

This work provides detailed overviews and offer new insights into the biology, life histories, cultivation, markets, legal protection, chemistry and medical use of Echinacea species. The�extensively detailed maps�in this text�are the most accurate of any produced, based on verified herbarium records.The information on ethnobotanical uses of Echinacea species, and especially E. angustifolia, is the most thorough and well-documented on the topic to date. Along with sharp analysis, the text develops and outlines conservation recommendations for all of the species of Echinacea.