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Upright Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)

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Upright Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)
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Other common names: Long-Headed Coneflower, Mexican Hat, Thimbleflower
Native
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 1.5 to 3 ft.
Blooms: June to September
Leaf Type: lobed
Bloom Size:  2 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Individual flowers, Regular blooms, 8 parts
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date:  7/3/2004
Notes: Gray to brown, very elongated central disk is unique.
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Upright Prairie Coneflower may be easily confused with:
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

The Herbalist