coneflower

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: coneflower

1	n	any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones
2	n	a wildflower of the genus Ratibida
3	n	any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: coneflower

Types:: Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia serotina, black-eyed Susan
the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays; Rudbeckia laciniata, cutleaved coneflower
tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast; Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia, double gold, golden glow, hortensia
very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads

Types:: Mexican hat, Ratibida columnaris
coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of Rocky Mountains; Ratibida columnifera, long-head coneflower, prairie coneflower
plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico; Ratibida tagetes, prairie coneflower
coneflower of central to southwestern United States

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