Tag Archives: Ratibida pinnata

Know Your Natives – Mexican Hat

Posted on August 24, 2021 by ANPS Webmaster

Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera) of the Aster, Sunflower, or Composite (Asteraceae) family is a perennial species that has flowerheads with a columnar central receptacle (disk). The origin of the genus name, coined by the eccentric naturalist Constantine Rafinesque-Schmaltz, is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Know Your Natives, Native Plants, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment