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Ratibida columnifera
Also called Mexican hat, Prairie Coneflower, Redspike Mexican Hat, Long Headed Coneflower, Longhead Coneflower, Red Spike Mexican Hat, Thimble Flower
Ratibida columnifera, commonly known as upright prairie coneflower, rocketflower, Mexican hat, and longhead prairie coneflower, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the genus Ratibida in the family Asteraceae. It is native to much of North America and inhabits prairies, plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas.
R. columnifera is native from southern Canada to northern Mexico. In Canada, it is native in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. In the United States, it is native as far as Idaho to the west and north, Texas to the south, and Massachusetts to the east. Habitats include sunny sites with well-drained soil, such as upland prairies, pastures, roadsides, and open disturbed areas.
The Zuni people use an infusion of the whole plant as an emetic.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ratibida columnifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
