Two-headed coneflower mutation linked to environment
Reports confirm that a coneflower with two heads is a mutation caused by environmental factors.
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Two-headed coneflower mutation linked to environment
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What this story says
- A coneflower with two heads is a mutation caused by environmental factors.
- All nine reports published on 29 August 2026.
- Reader questions about hosta transplanting and harvesting rhubarb were also mentioned.
- No left-rated outlets covered this story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 18 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 20 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
81/100
20 sources · methodology
A coneflower displaying a two-headed mutation is a result of environmental influences, according to reports published on 29 August 2026. All nine sources that ran the story used the headline 'Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment'.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated outlets covered this story. The digests from the centre and right-rated outlets did not provide specific details about the environmental factors that cause the mutation, nor did they name any scientists or horticulturalists involved.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 29 Aug 2026, 22:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
9 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led on the scientific explanation for the two-headed coneflower. The digests from Bemidji Pioneer, Superior Telegram, Post Bulletin, and Pine Journal all mentioned that this mutation is triggered by environmental factors. These digests also noted that reader questions about hosta transplanting and harvesting late summer rhubarb were included in the 'Fielding Questions' section.
Right
9 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the environmental cause of the two-headed coneflower. The digests from Brainerd Dispatch, The Daily Republic, Jamestown Sun, and The Globe all stated that the mutation is triggered by the environment. Like the centre-rated reports, these digests also included information about reader queries on hosta transplanting and harvesting rhubarb.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Two-headed coneflower mutation linked to environment?
- Of the 18 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 20. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Two-headed coneflower mutation linked to environment left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 18 rated outlets on this story, 0% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 50% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Two-headed coneflower mutation linked to environment biased?
- Two-headed coneflower mutation linked to environment is one event reported by 20 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Two-headed coneflower mutation linked to environment?
- 20 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What causes a coneflower to have two heads?
- Reports indicate that a coneflower with two heads is a mutation that is triggered by environmental factors. The specific environmental influences were not detailed in the provided digests.
- When was this story reported?
- All nine sources that published information on the two-headed coneflower mutation did so on 29 August 2026. The headline used across these reports was consistent.
- Did any outlets mention other gardening topics?
- Yes, the digests from all nine outlets mentioned that reader questions about hosta transplanting and harvesting late summer rhubarb were also featured. This information was part of a section called 'Fielding Questions'.
Read it at the source
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Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
9- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens stcloudlive.com in a new tab)
stcloudlive.com — is stcloudlive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Perham Focus in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Park Rapids Enterprise in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Inforum in a new tab)
- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Duluth News Tribune in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Pine Journal in a new tab)
Pine Journal — is Pine Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Post Bulletin in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Superior Telegram in a new tab)
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Right
9- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens West Central Tribune in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens The Dickinson Press in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Grand Forks Herald in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Echo Press in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Detroit Lakes Online in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens The Globe in a new tab)
- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Jamestown Sun in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens The Daily Republic in a new tab)
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Not rated
2- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens wadenapj.com in a new tab)
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- Two-headed coneflower is a mutation triggered by environment (opens Pine and Lakes Echo Journal in a new tab)
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