Ratibida columnifera
| Ratibida columnifera | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ratibida |
| Species: | R. columnifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ratibida columnaris (Pursh) D.Don | |
Ratibida columnifera, commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, that is native to much of North America. It inhabits prairies, plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico.[2]
Uses
The Zuni people use an infusion of the whole plant as an emetic. [3]
References
- ↑ "Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-01-05. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 59)
External links
Media related to Ratibida columnifera at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ratibida columnifera at Wikispecies