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Rudbeckia hirta var. floridana

Rudbeckia hirta L. var. floridana (T.V. Moore) Perdue

Blackeyed Susan, Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Rudbeckia floridana

USDA Symbol: RUHIF

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Orange , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-03
Research By: CBR

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