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Asteraceae

Eastern purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Echinacea

Pets and kids

  • CatsSafe
  • DogsSafe
  • KidsSafe
Why

Cats: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Dogs: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Kids: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
FlowerPhoto: skylar_schell, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Is Eastern purple coneflower safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Eastern purple coneflower safe for cats?

Our sources call Eastern purple coneflower non-toxic to cats. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Is Eastern purple coneflower safe for dogs?

Our sources call Eastern purple coneflower non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Is Eastern purple coneflower safe for kids?

Our sources call Eastern purple coneflower non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (29)
Arabic
قنفذية أرجوانية
arz
قنفذيه ارجوانيه
Belarusian
Эхінацэя пурпуровая
Bulgarian
Пурпурна ехинацея
Chinese
松果菊, 紫马蔺菊, 紫松果菊, 紫锥花
Croatian
Purpurna ehinacija
Czech
Třapatkovka nachová, Třapatka nachová
Danish
Have-Purpursolhat
Dutch
Rode zonnehoed, Coconut Lime, Pink Double Delight, Rode zonnenhoed
English
Eastern purple coneflower, Eastern purple-coneflower, Purple-coneflower, Echinacea, Hedgehog coneflower, Purple coneflower, Steyerm.
Esperanto
Purpura eĥinaceo
Estonian
Punane siilkübar
Faroese
Hava-purpursólhattur
Finnish
Kaunopunahattu, Valkohattu
German
Purpur-Sonnenhut, Roter Sonnenhut
Greek
Εχινάκεια η στενόφυλλη
Hungarian
Bíbor kasvirág, Lángvörös kasvirág
Japanese
ムラサキバレンギク, エキナケア, エキナセア
Kazakh
Күңгірт қызылкүрең
Lithuanian
Rausvažiedė ežiuolė, Purpurinė ežiuolė
Norwegian Bokmål
Rød solhatt, Hvit solhatt, Kvit solhatt, Purpursolhatt
Persian
سرخار گل
Polish
Jeżówka purpurowa, Rudbekia purpurowa
Russian
Эхинацея пурпурная, Рудбекия пурпурная, Рудбеккия пурпурная
Serbian
Ehinacea, Ехинацеа
Serbian (Latin)
Ehinacea
Slovenian
Ameriški slamnik, Škrlatna ehinaceja
Swedish
Röd solhatt, Röd rudbeckia och Echinacea purpurea
Ukrainian
Ехінацея пурпурова, Рудбекія пурпурова

Synonyms

  • Brauneria purpurea (L.) Britton
  • Echinacea intermedia Lindl. ex Paxton
  • Echinacea purpurea f. liggettii Steyerm.
  • Echinacea purpurea f. purpurea
  • Echinacea purpurea var. arkansana Steyerm.
  • Echinacea purpurea var. purpurea
  • Echinacea serotina (Nutt.) D.Don ex G.Don
  • Helichroa purpurea (L.) Raf.
  • Rudbeckia hispida Hoffmanns.
  • Rudbeckia purpurea L.
  • Rudbeckia purpurea var. purpurea

Flowers

In flower
June to September (from 2,034 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, 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.