Index / Search / Ratibida pinnata
§1 Plant
Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart
vernacular pinnate prairie coneflower — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Ratibida
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 624 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -38 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 100 min.
- Precipitation
- 18–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 5.6–6.8
- Root depth
- 14 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Crown
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 4 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 427,500
- Propagation
- seed, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Medium
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 624 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 85 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Blackford 18009
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Adams 19003
- Audubon 19009
- Black Hawk 19013
- Buena Vista 19021
- Carroll 19027
- Cass 19029
- Cedar 19031
- Cherokee 19035
- Clay 19041
- Clayton 19043
- Crawford 19047
- Dallas 19049
- Decatur 19053
- Dickinson 19059
- Emmet 19063
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Iowa 19095
- Jackson 19097
- Johnson 19103
- Lyon 19119
- Madison 19121
- Mahaska 19123
- Monona 19133
- Montgomery 19137
- Muscatine 19139
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Page 19145
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Poweshiek 19157
- Ringgold 19159
- Sac 19161
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Winneshiek 19191
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bracken 21023
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Carroll 21041
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Grant 21081
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Larue 21123
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Mason 21161
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pulaski 21199
- Scott 21209
- Trimble 21223
- Warren 21227
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Jackson 27063
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Olmsted 27109
- Pipestone 27117
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Steele 27147
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 93 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Huron 39077
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Logan 39091
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Marion 39101
- Montgomery 39113
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Putnam 39137
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Washington 39167
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Clay 47027
- Davidson 47037
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Union 47173
- Warren 47177
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Douglas 55031
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/RAPI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3087184 ↗Record version
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