Echinacea purpurea cv.
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
Genus | Echinacea | From the Greek word echinos (Εχίνος),
”hedgehog,” because the central disk flower has the spiny look of a hedgehog |
Species | purpurea | |
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7/18/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine ≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 11 cm) 

7/18/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine ≈ 4 × 5" (10 × 13 cm) 
Echinacea purpurea cv. description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 15 Jul 2020.
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7/18/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine ≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm) 
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