common names echinacea
Both plants are also referred to by their genus names. Common names for echinacea include âpurple coneflower,â âhedge coneflowerâ or âpurple Echinacea.â The word echinacea comes from âechinos,â the Greek word for hedgehog.Echinacea was nicknamed after this animal due to its spikey, hair-like foliage at the base of the plant.ative to the United States, echinacea (Echinacea spp.) and rudbeckia (Rudbeckia spp.) are two genera of herbaceous flowers also known as coneflowers. Both of these plants come from the aster plant family and produce long-stemmed flowers with daisy-like petals that surround a center shaped like a cone.