Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Flower:
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: PE , SK
Native Habitat: Prairie/Meadow/Field
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Sand

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Larval Host: Silvery Checkerspot

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima is a larval host and/or nectar source for:

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Larval Host Learn more at BAMONA

Bibliography

Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.
Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima