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Aster (Asteraceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Aster (Asteraceae)

Ratibida pinnata (Gray-headed Coneflower)
Gray-headed Coneflower grows to four feet tall in dry to mesic prairies. it blooms in late spring to fall with yellow-petals flowers surrounding a brown disk. This specimen shows a stalked, lobed basal leaf and smaller stem leaves.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 14227

<i>Ratibida pinnata</i> (Gray-headed Coneflower)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Aster (Asteraceae)

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