Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: RACO3USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Ratibida columnifera
Mexican Hat, Long Headed Coneflower
Asteraceae
Location: Warwick Farms at intersection of Hunters Stream and Hunters ValeLatitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Growing out of street and curb (no visible soil). Sun most of the day.
Description: Leaves alternate, lanceolate, about 3 x 25 mm wide/long. Stem rough with vertical ridges (striate). Flowers terminal on stems to 37 cm long. Disk flowers on cone shaped structure. About 7 ray flowers, dark reddish brown. About seven phyllaries. Plant height about 60 cm.
County: Bexar
Collector: Cecil Mayo
Collection Date: May 5, 1993
Specimen number: 001
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0359
Accession Date: Jul 14, 1993
Accession Number: 34
Annotations: SCXXC