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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-61-005:

Rudbeckia triloba   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Rudbeckia triloba

 

COMMON NAME:
Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower


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Bobbie L Holt    blh1281_a

May    Anderson County    SC

Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery

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JK Marlow    jkm060716_112

July    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

Keith Bradley    kab_r_triloba_1822

July    Blount County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_rudbeckia_triloba_8

July        

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

JK Marlow    jkm140809_431

August    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

JK Marlow    jkm140809_434

August    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

Rays yellow, 1.5-3cm long; disc flowers blackish-purple, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

JK Marlow    jkm140809_437

August    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

Stems terete, ribbed, spreading pubescent to glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

JK Marlow    jkm140809_440

August    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

At least some leaves on a plant 3-lobed, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

JK Marlow    jkm140823_084

August    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

Involucral bracts linear, 5-12mm long, spreading to reflexed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE involucral bracts of Black-eyed Susan and Cutleaf Coneflower

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

JK Marlow    jkm140823_089

August    Greenville County    SC

In cultivation

image of Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba, Common Three-lobed Coneflower, Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-Leaved Coneflower

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_rudbeckia_triloba_18

August        

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Rudbeckia triloba var. triloba

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-61-005:
Rudbeckia triloba   FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rudbeckia triloba

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1281

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests and rock outcrops, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Blackish-purple
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers sterile

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blackish
Achene

 

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