NameThatPlant.net: Rudbeckia maxima

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rudbeckia maxima FAMILY Asteraceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia maxima FAMILY Asteraceae

COMMON NAME:
Giant Coneflower

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rudbeckia maxima FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia maxima FAMILY Asteraceae

1278

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Pinelands, prairies, low areas in silty or sandy soils, also (eastwards) in disturbed areas (persistent from horticultural use), per Weakley's Flora

Native: south central US

Waif(s)

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Maroon
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers sterile

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene

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