Ratibida pinnata (Ventenat) Barnhart. Common name: Globular Prairie Coneflower, Grey-headed Coneflower, Drooping Coneflower. Phenology: Jun-Aug (-Oct). Habitat: Prairie-like glades and oak savannas over gabbro (usually in Iredell soils) or calcareous rocks, cedar glades, calcareous (black belt or chalk) prairies, disturbed areas (often planted in 'wildflower mixes' and naturalized from cultivation). Distribution: S. ON west to MN and SD, south to w. PA, e. TN, nw. GA, Panhandle FL, MS, OK, and ne. TX (Singhurst, Mink, & Holmes 2010); disjunct in nc. SC (Nelson 1993).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: A characteristic plant of midwestern prairies and limestone glades.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, S, SE1, Tn, W, WH3, WV, Richards (1968); = n/a — RAB; Rudbeckia pinnata Ventenat. Basionym: Rudbeckia pinnata Vent. 1802
Links to other floras: = Ratibida pinnata - FNA21
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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native range: central North America
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