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{{Image|Echinacea purpurea Spinus tristis JRVdH 10.jpg| | {{Image|Echinacea Purpea with hedgehog.jpg|right|250px|''Echinacea Purpea'', a.k.a. coneflower. Its name is derived from the Greek ''echinos'', meaning "hedgehog", due to resemblance of the central part of the flowering head to the spines of a coiled hedgehog, superimposed.}} | ||
{{Image|Echinacea purpurea Spinus tristis JRVdH 10.jpg|left|350px|A female American goldfinch eating the seeds from a purple coneflower seed pod.}} | |||
''' | ''Echinacea Purpea'', a.k.a. '''purple coneflower''' is one of nine [[Echinacea]] species. It is native to central and eastern North America. | ||
American goldfinches are uniquely adapted to eat the seeds of purple coneflowers and will often fly in during late summer to feast on the pods before continuing their migration southwards. | American goldfinches are uniquely adapted to eat the seeds of purple coneflowers and will often fly in during late summer to feast on the pods before continuing their migration southwards. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:20, 4 October 2022
Echinacea Purpea, a.k.a. purple coneflower is one of nine Echinacea species. It is native to central and eastern North America.
American goldfinches are uniquely adapted to eat the seeds of purple coneflowers and will often fly in during late summer to feast on the pods before continuing their migration southwards.