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Ratibida columnifera - Prairie Coneflower, Mexican Hat
Species: Ratibida columnifera
Common name: prairie coneflower, Mexican hat
Seedling identification: Cotyledons are small and rounded. When the first true leaf emerges it stands fairly upright from the center of the cotyledons. It's green on the top and gray on the bottom and finely pubescent. Later leaves are irregularly lobed.