Status: Native
Synonyms:
Obeliscaria pulcherrima A.P. de Candolle
Ratibida columnifera (Nuttall) Wooton & Standley [subsp?] pulcherrima (A.P. de Candolle) Wooton & Standley
Ratibida columnifera forma pulcherrima is a distinctive flower found along many mid-elevation roadsides and in
disturbed land. It consists of purplish red rays with yellow highlights surrounding a column-shaped central disc of flowers.
It differs from Ratibida columnifera forma columnifera in which the rays are all bright yellow.
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Ratibida columnifera forma pulcherrima, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., US 180N near Mangus, May 23, 2007
Ratibida columnifera forma pulcherrima, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., US 180N near Mangus, May 31, 2009
Ratibida columnifera forma pulcherrima, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., US 180N near Mangus, May 31, 2009
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