Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rudbeckia spathulata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Weakley (2022) splits R. fulgida into two full species -- R. fulgida & R. spathulata. Details of abundance between these two have not been clarified. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-61-003?:
Rudbeckia fulgida FAMILY Asteraceae
COMMON NAME:
Orange Coneflower
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Rudbeckia spathulata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-61-003?:
Rudbeckia fulgida
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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