Clasping coneflower is pretty cool.
1y 28d ago by mander.xyz/u/Fourth in nativeplantgardening@mander.xyz from mander.xyz
What is the genus and specific epithet?
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=dram
Pretty sure it's this but I'm doing a very large yard rewilding project right now and I can't remember specifically what was in all of my seed mixes.
It's Dracopis amplexicaulis (sometimes classified as Rudbeckia amplexicaulis), with "amplexicaulis" literally meaning "stem-clasping" refering to how the leaves wrap around the stem!
Very cool, I'll have to look into this genus more. This species reminds me a lot of ratibida columnifera, a favorite of mine.
Does it really clasp?
Refers to the leaves wrapping around the stems some. That's my understanding.