Genus Echinacea Moench


Summary
Genus number:
4094
Last updated:
19 November 2019
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Common name(s):

echinacea, purple-coneflower
Accession count:

252 (231  active, 176  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


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References:
  1. Binns, S. E. et al. 2002. A taxonomic revision of Echinacea (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). Syst. Bot. 27:610-632. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  2. Kim, D. H. et al. 2004. Genetic diversity of Echinacea species based upon amplified fragment length polymorphism markers. Genome 47:102-111.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=4094. Accessed 10 May 2026.