Species from eastern North America
Common name: Pale Purple Coneflower
Photographed in Conner Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Species from eastern North America
Common name: Pale Purple Coneflower
Photographed at Railroad Prairie Natural Area, eastern end
Echinacea (pronounced /ˌɛkɨˈneɪʃ(iËÂ)É™/), is a genus of nine species of herbaceous plants in the family Asteraceae which are commonly called purple coneflowers. All are endemic to eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. The genus name is from the Greek echino, meaning "spiny," due to the spiny central disk. Some...
