Rudbeckia triloba
Rudbeckia triloba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Rudbeckia |
Species: | R. triloba
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Binomial name | |
Rudbeckia triloba |
Rudbeckia triloba,
Description
Rudbeckia triloba is a
One or two
Similar species
Compared with Rudbeckia hirta, R. triloba is taller with smaller, more numerous flowers, and the leaves of R. hirta are unlobed with a fuzzy upper surface.[5] Compared with Rudbeckia laciniata, R. triloba is shorter and has fewer lobed leaves.[6]
Distribution and habitat
R. triloba is native in the United States from Utah to the west, Texas and Florida to the south, Minnesota to the north, and Massachusetts to the east.[1] Habitats include disturbed ground, woodland borders, thickets, rocky slopes, and alongside roads and railways.[7]
Uses
Cultivation
R. triloba is widely cultivated in gardens and is easy to grow when provided with full sun and moist soil. The plant should be deadheaded regularly to encourage additional bloom, prevent any unwanted self-seeding, or both.[7][8]
In cultivation in the UK, Rudbeckia triloba has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rudbeckia triloba". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
- ^ "Rudbeckia triloba". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ISBN 184533731X.
- ^ a b "Know Your Natives – Brown-Eyed Susan". Arkansas Native Plant Society. 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
- ^ a b c "Rudbeckia triloba page". www.missouriplants.com.
- ^ "Rudbeckia triloba - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Rudbeckia triloba". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 93. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- Media related to Rudbeckia triloba at Wikimedia Commons