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Echinacea Similar to the chamomile cross reaction, echinacea can induce allergy symptoms in people with an existing ragweed allergy because of the shared plant family. Echinacea is often used to relieve symptoms similar to allergies, such as sore throat from colds and flu.
Both plants are also referred to by their genus names. Common names for echinacea include âpurple coneflower,â âhedge coneflowerâ or âpurple Echinacea.â The word echinacea comes from âechinos,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.