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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Ratibida pinnata
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Gray-headed coneflower

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Ratibida pinnata

ALSO KNOWN AS

Yellow Coneflower

Plant family

Aster (Asteraceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Standing as tall as four feet when blooming, the Gray-headed coneflower is easily identified by the drooping yellow petals that surrounds the base of a bullet shaped brown head. The flower head, initially light green or grey, later becomes dark brown.
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Identification hints

While the Gray-headed coneflower prefers full sun, it will also do well in partial sun conditions.  The blooming period occurs from early to late summer, and lasts about 1-2 months.  Smaller leaves higher up on the stem are usually lanceolate and few in number while the basal leaves at the bottom of the stems are irregularly shaped.  

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The leaves of Gray-headed coneflower have been used by Native Americans to make a tea. Butterflies often visit the flowers and birds will eat the seeds.

DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Connecticut , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , Nebraska , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , South Carolina , South Dakota , Tennessee , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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