Rudbeckia fulgida var. spathulata
Rhodora 59: 298. 1958.
Common names: Orange coneflower
Endemic
Basionym: Rudbeckia spathulata Michaux Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 144. 1803
Stems glabrous or sparsely strigose (hairs spreading). Leaves: basal blades mostly narrowly oblanceolate, 0.5–2 cm wide, lengths to 2 times widths, bases attenuate, margins entire, serrate or dentate, faces sparsely strigose; cauline usually petiolate, rarely sessile, blades oblanceolate to broadly spatulate or pandurate, notably smaller distally, bases attenuate, margins entire or serrate, faces moderately hairy. Phyllaries spreading to reflexed, 0.5–1 × 0.2–0.5 cm, pilose abaxially, glabrous adaxially. Receptacles 10–14 mm diam.; palea margins ciliate, faces glabrous. Ray-florets 10–16; laminae 15–25 mm.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Wet woodlands, meadows, and clearings
Elevation: 30–200 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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glabrous +
introrse +
connate +
herbaceous +
rounded;obtuse;acute +
scarious +
absent +
hirsute +
papillate +
corymbiform +
continuous +
oblanceolate +
petiolate +
attenuate +
herbaceous +
oblanceolate;broadly spatulate or pandurate +
smaller +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
1;15 +
proximal +
1/2;4/5 +
stigmatic +
absent +
Orange coneflower +
tipped +
yellowish green +
brown-purple +
monomorphic +
dimorphic +
2.2mm;4mm +
staminate +
10mm;18mm +
sessile +
straight +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
bisexual +
dispersed +
singly +
discoid +
singly +
indeterminate +
surrounding +
fusiform;turbinate or broadly campanulate +
15mm;25mm +
strigose +
3mm;6mm +
opposite +
green +
cauline +
not glaucous +
greenish;yellowish +
lacerate +
2-carpellate +
inferior +
attached +
anatropous +
persistent +
longer +
falling +
absent +
coroniform +
tough +
thick +
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connate +
persistent +
distinct +
falling +
unequal +
Rhodora +
1958 +
pistillate +
absent +
fertile +
epaleate +
hemispheric;ovoid +
fibrous +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
Endemic +
alternate +
branched +
green +
erect +
2-branched +
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Rudbeckia fulgida var. spathulata +
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variety +
cylindric +
equaling +
shorter +
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perennial +