Prairie Coneflower

Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
Synonyms: R. columnaris, Rudbeckia columnaris
Family: Asteraceae, Aster or Composite
Genus: Ratibida ...

Index- plants in this Family
Asteraceae / Aster Pinnate Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower is also known as Gray-headed Coneflower. ...

Ratibida columnifera (Mexican hat, Prairie coneflower, Long-head coneflower)
Photo/Illustration: Todd Meier
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80 (120)cm, Pinnate Prairie Coneflower or Yellow Coneflower makes bright yellow, recurving petals surrounding a dark to pale brown center.

Ratibida Pinnata
Prairie Coneflower
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Habitat: Full sun; well-drained soil. Surface sow to no more than 1/8" deep.

Shortray Prairie coneflower [English]: Ratibida tagetes
Shortray Prairie Coneflower [English]: Ratibida tagetes
Shortray Rock Daisy [English]: Perityle microglossa
Shortray Rockdaisy [English]: Perityle microglossa ...

Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower)
Ratibida pinnata (Prairie Coneflower, Drooping Coneflower)
Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)
Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy) ...

Ratibida columnifera.Prairie Coneflower.
Ratibida columnifera. Prairie Coneflower.
Rudbeckia occidentalis.Western Rayless Coneflower. Photographed in the Bridger Mountains, near Bozeman, Montana.

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and prairie coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) are well known to gardeners. There are about 25 species of Rudbeckia, all native to North America. The popular black-eyed Susan is Rudbeckia hirta.

See also: Coneflower, Ratibida columnifera, Green, Orange, Mexican Hat