NameThatPlant.net: Rudbeckia heliopsidis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rudbeckia heliopsidis FAMILY Asteraceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Sunfacing Coneflower at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia heliopsidis FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-61-002:

Rudbeckia heliopsidis FAMILY Asteraceae

COMMON NAME:
Sunfacing Coneflower, Pineywoods Coneflower

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rudbeckia heliopsidis FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia heliopsidis FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-61-002:
Rudbeckia heliopsidis FAMILY Asteraceae

1897

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: limestone or sandstone streambanks and barrens, pinelands, roadside relict woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Blackish-purple
Flower heads with 6-12 ray flowers
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers sterile

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown/Black
Achene

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