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For Your Garden - August 2008
drooping coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
Illinois Status: common, native
Also known as yellow coneflower or gray-headed coneflower, this species may be found in prairie remnants and restorations in the northern three-fourths of Illinois and occasionally in the rest of the state. It blooms from July through October. The plant grows to two to four feet in height. Leaves have three to seven sections and are attached alternately to the stem. The yellow ray flowers droop and are attached to a central cone of tiny disc flowers.
Classification and taxonomy are based on Mohlenbrock, Robert H. 2014. Vascular flora of Illinois: A field guide. Fourth edition. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale. 536 pp.
Illinois Range
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Habitats
Prairie and Edge Habitats
black soil prairie
Native Plant Information
For more information about Illinois native plants, visit our Native Habitat Descriptions, Requirements, and Plant Lists page. The following publications are available from the IDNR on our publications page.
