Ratibida pinnata Barnhart

Pinnate prairie coneflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ratibida

Characteristics

Perennials, to 125+ cm; fibrous rooted (arising from stout rhizomes or woody caudices). Leaves 5–40 × 3–15+ cm, pinnatifid to pinnate, lobes 3–9, narrowly lanceolate to ovate, 1–15 × 0.2–3.5 cm, faces strigose, gland-dotted. Heads mostly 1–12, held well beyond leaves. Peduncles 3–27+ cm (ribs tan, prominent). Phyllaries 10–15, outer linear, 3–15 × 1–3 mm, inner lanceolate-ovate, 3–6 × 0.7–3 mm. Paleae 1.2–5 × 1–1.8 mm, resin glands linear to oblanceolate, 2–3.3 mm. Ray florets 6–15; corollas yellow, 2.5–3.8 mm, tubes ca. 1–3 mm, hirsute, laminae linear-elliptic to oblong-oblanceolate, 16–60 × 4–15 mm. Discs ellipsoid to globular or ovoid, 10–25 × 10–18 mm. Disc florets 100–200+; corollas greenish yellow, often purplish distally, 2.5–3.8 mm; style branches ca. 1.8 mm, proximal 1/2 stigmatic, apices subulate. Cypselae linear-oblanceoloid, 2–4 × 1–2.3 mm, margins usually glabrous, sometimes adaxial ciliate; pappi 0 or of 1–2 toothlike projections. 2n = 28.
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Fibrous-rooted from a stout, woody rhizome or sometimes a short caudex, 4–12 dm, ± hirsute, or the stem strigose above; lower lvs long-petioled, the upper short-petioled or sessile; lf-segments lanceolate, acute, coarsely toothed or entire; heads usually several, naked-pedunculate; disk ellipsoid-globular, 1–2 cm, 1–1.6 times as long as thick, much shorter than the rays, these pale yellow, (2.5–)3–6 cm, spreading or often reflexed; style-appendages elongate, acuminate; achenes smooth; pappus none; 2n=28. Prairies, old fields, and dry woods, often on limestone; s. Ont. to Minn. and S.D., s. to Tenn., Ga., w. Fla., La., and Okla., and adventive e. to Vt. and Mass. June–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.35
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.75
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Ratibida pinnata leaf picture by richard burger (cc-by-sa)
Ratibida pinnata leaf picture by kerry kerry (cc-by-sa)
Ratibida pinnata leaf picture by Hannah Shaw (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ratibida pinnata flower picture by Derrick Murphy (cc-by-sa)
Ratibida pinnata flower picture by Prescott Bergh (cc-by-sa)
Ratibida pinnata flower picture by Hawke Hughes (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ratibida pinnata world distribution map, present in Canada, Italy, Slovakia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:217881-2
WFO ID wfo-0000121004
COL ID 4RLZS
BDTFX ID 84792
INPN ID 611524
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rudbeckia pinnata Lepachys pinnatifida Rudbeckia cinerea Rudbeckia pinnata Lepachys angustifolia Rudbeckia odorata Rudbeckia citriodora Helianthus pinnatus Lepachys pinnata Rudbeckia laevis Obeliscaria pinnata Rudbeckia digitata Helianthus pinnata Ratibida pinnata