| Ratibida columnifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ratibida |
| Species: | R. columnifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Ratibida columnifera | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ratibida columnaris (Pursh) D.Don | |
Ratibida columnifera, commonly known as upright prairie coneflower,[2] Mexican hat,[3] and longhead prairie coneflower,[4] 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 from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico.[5]
- ^ "Ratibida columnifera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ratibida columnifera". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
- ^ "Ratibida columnifera page". www.missouriplants.com.
- ^ Stubbendieck, James L.; Stephan L. Hatch; L. M. Landholt (2003). North American Wildland Plants: A Field Guide (6 ed.). University of Nebraska Press. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0-8032-9306-9.