Asteraceae

Wavyleaf purple coneflower

Echinacea simulata McGregor

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Echinacea

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Wavyleaf purple coneflower: Location taken: United States Botanic Garden, Washington D.C.. Names: Echinacea simulata McGregor (provisionally ), Glade Coneflower, Wavy-Leaf Purple Coneflowe — Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: قنفذية محاكية
English: Wavyleaf purple coneflower

Synonyms

Echinacea pallida var. simulata (McGregor) Binns, B.R.Baum & Arnason
Echinacea speciosa McGregor

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.