Asteraceae Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.

Upright Prairie Coneflower

Dakota - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 368

View all documented uses for Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.

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Scientific name: Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
USDA symbol: RACO3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Upright Prairie Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves used to make a hot, tea like beverage.

RECRD: 31081 id: 32743

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