Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-61-002:
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
COMMON NAME:
Sunfacing Coneflower, Pineywoods Coneflower
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_r_heliopsidis2
August Moore County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_r_heliopsidis2b
August Moore County NC
6-12 ray florets, 15-30mm long, spreading, per Flora of North America.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_r_heliopsidis2c
August Moore County NC
Stems villous to glabrate. Leaf blades elliptic, lanceolate or ovate, and flat, per Flora of North America.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_r_heliopsidis6
August Moore County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-61-002:
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
1897
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
Habitat: limestone or sandstone streambanks and barrens, pinelands, roadside relict woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Blackish-purple
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers sterile
Flower heads with 6-12 ray flowers
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown/Black
Achene
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