Echinacea purpurea
Broad Leaved Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower
Other regional names: Purple Coneflower
- Purple Coneflower
Also known as: Brauneria purpurea (L.) Britton +17 more
- Brauneria purpurea (L.) Britton
- Echinacea intermedia Lindl. ex Paxton
- Echinacea purpurea f. ligettii Steyerm.
- Echinacea purpurea f. purpurea
- Echinacea purpurea subsp. serotina (Nutt.) L.H.Bailey
- Echinacea purpurea var. arkansana Steyerm.
- Echinacea purpurea var. purpurea
- Echinacea purpurea var. serotina (Nutt.) L.H.Bailey
- Echinacea serotina (Nutt.) D.Don ex G.Don
- Echinacea serotina (Nutt.) DC., 1836
- Helichroa alba Raf.
- Helichroa amoena Raf.
- Helichroa crocea Raf.
- Helichroa elatior Raf.
- Helichroa fusca Raf.
- Helichroa fuscata Raf.
- Helichroa linnaeana Raf.
- Helichroa purpurea (L.) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Echinacea purpurea (commonly known as Broad-Leaved Purple Coneflower or Eastern Purple Coneflower) is a herbaceous perennial within the Asteraceae family. It is found natively in North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Baltic States, Bolivia, Borneo, Costa Rica, Delaware, France, Germany, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krym, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maryland, Myanmar, Ontario, Philippines, Poland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela