What Is The Scientific Name Of Purple Coneflower? (ANSWER)

SCIENTIFIC NAME OF PURPLE CONEFLOWER – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the scientific name of purple coneflower.

Also known as eastern purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, it is a North American flower of the sunflower family Asteraceae.

The species is native to parts of eastern North America and exists in the wild in most of eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States and the Ontario province in Canada.

It is an herbaceous perennial which grows up to 120 centimetres or 47 inches tall by 25 centimeters or 10 inches wide at maturity.

The flower blooms throughout summer into autumn. It has a usually purple cone-shaped flowering head.

The flower is grown as an ornamental plant in temperate regions and is ideal for curbs, walkways or beds.

Answer

The binomial name of Purple Coneflower is Echinacea purpurea.

Echinacea is a genus of coneflowers in the sunflower family Asteraceae. It is a Greek term which means “spiny one”. This is in reference to the spiny sea urchins.

The species name purpurea, on the other hand, means ‘reddish-purple’.

The species was formerly named Rudbeckia purpurea by Carl Linnaeus.