Echinacea (Asteraceae)

Echinacea atrorubens var. paradoxa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids II Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Unassigned
Genus: Echinacea
Subgenera: E. subg. Echinacea – E. subg. Pallida
Species: E. atrorubens – E. laevigata – E. pallida – E. purpurea

Name

Echinacea Moench, Meth. 591. 4 Mai 1794.

Synonyms

• Brauneria Necker ex T.C. Porter & Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 333. 17 Nov 1894.
• Helichroa Raf., Neogenyton 3. 1825.

Dubious taxa

Echinacea hybrida hort. ex Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 9. Fasc. suppl. 1, 5. 1931, nom. nud., is probably a hybird of Echinacea purpurea, but disposition is uncertain.

References

• Binns, S.E., Baum, B.R. & Arnason, J.T. (2002). A taxonomic revision of Echinacea (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). Systematic botany 27 (3): 610-632.

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Sept 21 [1].

Vernacular names

日本語: ムラサキバレンギク属
suomi: Punahatut
Türkçe: Kirpi otu

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