Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Native Plants of the Chaplin Lake Area

Prairie coneflower

Ratibida columnifera


GIF-Prairie coneflower

The flowers of this coneflower are bright yellow reflexed florets. The centre is yellowish-brown and resembles a cone. Flowers appear July to September. It prefers dry prairie and is found along roadsides and railway grades.
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