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Naked Mexican Hat

Ratibida peduncularis

Other common name(s):

Naked Prairie Coneflower

Family:

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies
Coastal Sand Plain, Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Southern Blackland Prairie

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1
to
3
ft.

Spread

1
to
3
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Grassland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Yellow

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Caterpillars, Butterflies, Birds, Moths

Maintenance

Native to dry prairies and savannas. It’s tolerant of many conditions including drought, seasonal flooding, disturbed and sandy or clay soils, making it hardy in the garden. It forms showy colonies of plants about 3 feet tall.

Comments

Blooms March-November. Taprooted perennial native to sandy soils on coastal plains. An endemic to Texas, less common than R. peduncularis. var. peduncularis, and bears maroon-colored ray flowers. This species is often confused with the similar, but much more wide-ranging relative, Ratibida columnifera, but lacks stem leaves near the flower heads. The two species sometimes hybridize. Attracts moths, butterflies and birds. Larval host: the Wavy-Lined Emerald MothYellow.

References

1) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=RAPE3 2) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=38342#null, 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=4171&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Ratibida+peduncularis&formsubmit=Search+Terms, 5) https://kb.jniplants.com/yellow-coneflower-ratibida-pinnata/

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