Ratibida is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as prairie coneflowers or Mexican-hat.

Species

There are 7 species:

• Ratibida coahuilensis B.L.Turner - Coahuila

• Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl. – upright prairie coneflower - widespread in Canada, United States, and northeastern Mexico

• Ratibida latipalearis E.L.Richards - Chihuahua

• Ratibida mexicana (S.Watson) W.M.Sharp - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora

• Ratibida peduncularis (Torr. & A.Gray) Barnhart – naked prairie coneflower - Louisiana, Texas

• Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart – Grayhead or pinnate prairie coneflower - Ontario, eastern + central United States (primarily Great Lakes + Mississippi Valley)

• Ratibida tagetes (E.James) Barnhart – short-ray prairie coneflower - Chihuahua, United States (desert southwest, western Great Plains)

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