Status: Native
Synonyms:
Ratibida columnaris (Sims) D. Don
Rudbeckia columnaris Pursh
Rudbeckia columnifera Nuttall
Ratibida columnifera forma columnifera is a found along many mid-elevation roadsides and in
disturbed land. It consists of yellow rays (ligules) surrounding a column-shaped central disc of flowers.
Ratibida columnifera forma pulcherrima is much more showy, with purplish red rays with yellow highlights.
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Ratibida columnifera forma columnifera, photo Russ Kleinman, Saliz Mountains, US 180N near Reserve, June 29, 2009
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