General: Upright Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) is a perennial forb with dissected leaves and flowers that look reminiscent of a mexican sombrero. The flowers are red and yellow

Upright Prairie Coneflower is uncommon component of desert vegetation communities in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) life zone. Around Las Vegas, look for this species in at Corn Creek.

Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae).

Other Names: Rudbeckia columnaris, Rudbeckia columnifera.

Plant Form:

Height: To about 18 inches.

Stems: Mostly upright.

Leaves: Compound.

Flowers: Blooms during spring and early summer. Petals yellow or yellow and red.

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Distribution: Throughout North America, except, curiously, not Nevada.

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