Details for: PI 649934, Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl., Stillwater Germplasm


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl.
Top Name:
Stillwater Germplasm
Origin:
Developed – Montana, United States
Received by NPGS:
24 Feb 2005
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Mixture
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl.
Top Name:
Stillwater Germplasm
Origin:
Developed – Montana, United States
Received by NPGS:
24 Feb 2005
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Mixture
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
09 May 2002.
Montana, United States
Comment: A selected release.
Developer(s):
Donated
24 February 2005.
Montana, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: NRCS Conservation Plant Releases
Note: These are accessions released by the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Centers. Accessions may represent germplasm that is of wild origin and has not been altered; germplasm that is of wild origin but developed (F1 or F2) by utilizing numerous germplasms from across a similar ecoregion; or germplasm of cultivated origin. Releases are selections with superior performance.
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. NRCS Conservation Plant Releases

Accession Names and Identifiers
Stillwater Germplasm
Type: Donor identifier
Group: NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA-NRCS Bridger PMC

9081988
Type: Donor identifier
Group: NRCS
NRCS accession number
USDA-NRCS Bridger PMC

OPGC 2279
Type: Site identifier
Group: OPGC
OPGC Accession Numbers
The Ohio State University, OPGC

Narrative
Stillwater Germplasm prairie coneflower is a native, late-season, herbaceous perennial in the Aster Family. It is prominently taprooted and grows upright from a woody base to a height of 30 to 90 cm. The numerous, pinnate leaves are deeply cut into linear or lance-shaped segments along alternately branched stems. Showy yellow (occasionally reddish-brown) ray flowers droop and surround the columnar-shaped, brown, central disk. The flowers bloom from late June until August, with seed maturing in August to September. The mature seedhead has a pleasant odor when crushed that is similar to anise or licorice. The fruit is a 1-seeded, gray-black achene. Seed viability is very high and longevity can be expected for 5 to 8 years when stored at moderate temperatures and low humidity. Stillwater Germplasm has approximately 1,320,000 seeds/kg and the full seeding rate is 2.2 kg/ha. It is recommended to be seeded in a mix at 0.3 to 0.6 kg/ha. Stillwater Germplasm prefers to grow in dry, open spaces of prairie grasslands and mountain foothills. It does well on a variety of soil types, including loams and rocky to gravelly-sandy textures. Stillwater Germplasm tolerates a pH range from slightly acidic to moderately alkaline and weakly saline conditions, in areas receiving 254 to 762 mm of annual precipitation. It will attain optimum growth in full sun and low to moderate levels of competition within a native plant community. Stillwater Germplasm is adapted for use in the foothills and prairies in the eastern and central parts of Montana and Wyoming, and western North and South Dakota. It is compatible in seeding mixtures of western wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, prairie Junegrass, Sandberg bluegrass, common gaillardia, white and purple prairie clover, big sagebrush, and western yarrow. Stillwater Germplasm is palatable and nutritious to all classes of domestic livestock when utilized in stages of early plant growth and development. It is a desirable spring browse plant for big game animals, and is preferred by several species of upland birds and small mammals. Stillwater Germplasm prairie coneflower was selected primarily for adding species diversity to native seed mixes in the rehabilitation of disturbed sites and as an ornamental wildflower in low maintenance or natural landscapes.
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl.
Genus:
Ratibida
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Nomen number:

30877
Place of publication:

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 19:706. 1915
Verified:
03/19/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Rudbeckia columnifera Nutt.

Autonym(s)
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl. var. columnifera

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ratibida columnaris (Pursh) D. Don
Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl. var. appendiculata Cockerell
Rudbeckia columnaris Pursh

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishlonghead-coneflower  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
EnglishMexican-hat  1Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
Englishprairie-coneflower  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishredspike Mexican-hat  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishthimble-flower  1Diggs, G. M., Jr. et al. 1999. Shinner's and Mahler's illustrated flora of North Central Texas.
Englishupright prairie-coneflower  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Germanlänglicher Präriesonnenhut  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Swedishmexikohatt  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
Storage Information Form
USDA NRCS Brochure
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
  • Winslow, S. R., M. Majerus, & L. Holzworth. 2005. Release brochure for Stillwater Germplasm Selected Class Prairie coneflower. In: Englert, J. M. et al., USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators 1-2. Note: Bridger Plant Materials Center, Bridger, Montana Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree
Description:
Stillwater Germplasm upright prairie coneflower is a bulk composite of the following Montana accessions: 9058112 (OPGC 2268) originated in Stillwater County (Section 24, T3S R19E) on a Hilger soil with cobbly sandy loam texture, 5% south slope, 1402 m elevation, and 300 mm annual precipitation; 9058113 (OPGC 2269) originated in Stillwater County (Section 2, T3S R20E) on a Lambeth-Yawdim soil with silty clay texture, 2% west slope, 1097 m elevation, and 330 mm annual precipitation; 9058116 (OPGC 2272) originated in Stillwater County (Section 30, T6S R19E) on a Charlos soil with loam texture, 1% slope, 1609 m elevation, and 483 mm annual precipitation; 9058117 (OPGC 2273) originated in Carbon County (Section 25, T6S R18E) on a Thiel soil with cobbly clay loam texture, 15% west slope, 1,640 m elevation, and 483 mm annual precipitation; 9058120 (OPGC 2276) originated in Carbon County (Section 18, T3S R23E) on a sandstone outcrop, 4% northwest slope, 1,118 m elevation, and 381 mm annual precipitation.