Purple coneflower

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A female American goldfinch feeding on a purple coneflower seed pod.

Purple coneflower is one of the nine Echinacea species.

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.