upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Summary 2
Ratibida columnifera, commonly known as upright prairie coneflower or Mexican hat, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, that is native to much of North America. It inhabits prairies, plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico.
Approximate Size (Height x Width) 32” X 32”’
Deciduous or Evergree nDeciduous
Light Full Sun
Water Use Dry+
Flowering and Fruiting Seasons Spring-Summer
Habitat Value Butterflies; bees; seed for birds
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planting details provided by ABQ Backyard Refuge Program partners
From Plants of the Southwest seed packet: Blooms summer to fall; will adapt to extra water; tolerant of poor soil; sow anytime.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Bryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bryan
- Adapted by ABQ Backyard Refuge Program from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratibida_columnifera
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
