Asteraceae
Blacksamson echinacea
Echinacea angustifolia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Echinacea
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Common names
By language (4)
- Catalan
- Equinàcia
- English
- Blacksamson echinacea, Narrowleaf purple coneflower, Echinacea, Narrow-leaved purple coneflower, Purple coneflower
- German
- Brauneria angustifolia, Schmalblättrige Kegelblume, Schmalblättriger Igelkopf
- Spanish
- Equinácea angustifolia
Synonyms
- Echinacea angustifolia var. strigosa McGregor
- Echinacea pallida var. strigosa (R.L.McGregor) Gandhi
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.