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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: RACO3
USDA 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 Vale.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Growing out of street and curb (no visible soil). Sun most of the day.

Description: Leaves alternate, lanceolate, about 3x25 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: 0432A
Accession Date: Jul 14, 1993
Accession Number: 34

Annotations: SCXRB

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