Echinacea purpurea
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Echinacea
- Species
- Echinacea purpurea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1794
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Echinacea purpurea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
11 synonyms in this snapshot
- Brauneria purpurea(L.) Britton
- Echinacea intermediaLindl. ex Paxton
- Echinacea purpurea f. liggettiiSteyerm.
- Echinacea purpurea f. purpurea
- Echinacea purpurea var. arkansanaSteyerm.
- Echinacea purpurea var. purpurea
- Echinacea serotina(Nutt.) D.Don ex G.Don
- Helichroa purpurea(L.) Raf.
- Rudbeckia hispidaHoffmanns.
- Rudbeckia purpureaL.
- Rudbeckia purpurea var. purpurea
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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