Ratibida

Prairie coneflowers
Ratibida columnifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Rudbeckiinae
Genus: Ratibida
Raf.[1]
Type species
Ratibida sulcata
Raf.
Synonyms[2]
  • Lepachys Raf.
  • Obeliscaria sect. Ratibida (Raf.) DC.
  • Obeliscaria sect. Lepachys (Raf.) DC.
  • Obelisteca Raf.
  • Obeliscaria Cass.

Ratibida is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.[1][3] Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie coneflowers[4][5][6] or mexican-hat.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Ratibida Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  2. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2015-01-04 at archive.today
  3. ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana, page 73
  4. ^ "Ratibida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  5. ^ Tropicos, Ratibida Raf.
  6. ^ Richards, E. L. 1968. A monograph of the genus Ratibida. Rhodora 70: 348–393.
  7. ^ "Ratibida". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society.