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Definition of Ratibida
1. Noun. Genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Coneflower, Long-head Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Ratibida Columnifera, Prairie Coneflower, Ratibida Tagetes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratibida
Literary usage of Ratibida
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"The variations of Dahlia, Helianthus, Ratibida, etc., run so closely parallel that
... Although Ratibida is so different in many respects from Helianthus, ..."
2. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter (1909)
"Ratibida columnaris (Sims) D. Don. in Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. II. pi. 361. ...
Ratibida Tagetes (James) Barnhart, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 24: 410. 1897. ..."
3. Floral Succession in the Prairie-grass Formation of Southeastern South Dakota by Le Roy Harris Harvey (1908)
"Late estival aspect; Ratibida columnaris upon a middle slope; ... Ratibida is a
perennial from a thick root. The achenes are provided with a diminutive ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Bamh. Prairie coneflower Herbaceous perennial Dry fields,
limestone upland and open roadsides. • Rudbeckia fulgida Ait. var. ..."
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