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grey-headed coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) dervogelmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 305, February 313, March 495, April 970, May 1,863, June 873, July 657, August 594, September 625, October 512, November 320, December 285.
United States21,205
Canada7,865
Ontario7,814
Illinois4,604
Wisconsin2,990
Ohio2,492
Minnesota2,178
Missouri1,301
Michigan1,251
Iowa1,136

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusconeflowers · Ratibida

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