Echinacea Purpurea Root Powder (Echinacea purpurea) 100% Pure, No Fillers 500 mg 30 Count Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench is an herbaceous perennial and a member of the Asteraceae family. Commonly called purple coneflower, it has a natural range extending from Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa, to southeastern United States and west to Texas. E. purpurea grows at a rate of twelve to eighteen inches a year to a mature height of two to four feet. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate and the flowers are cone-shaped disks adorned with deep pink to purple ray flowers. Flowers bloom from June to August. Of the three species of Echinacea used for medicinal purposes ( E. purpurea, E. angustifolia, and E. pallida), E. purpurea is the hardiest, with the ability to withstand large temperature and soil moisture