Upright Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
There are two representatives of the Ratibida genus in Indiana, this and Pinnate Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata), also known as Gray-headed Coneflower.
This species is more of a western plains plant and is rarely found in Indiana. It is quite showy and occasionally ends up in prairie restorations in Indiana, but probably shouldn’t be.
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