North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Rudbeckia fulgida

Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton

orange coneflower

Image ID: 18654
Image by: Ware, Richard & Teresa
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: RUFU2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rudbeckia fulgida
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2019-03-15

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: RUDBE
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Rudbeckia
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Coneflower
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 15 species, herbs, of North America.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: This treatment needs considerable additional work in the herbarium, and will likely be substantially modified.
GENUS REFERENCES: Urbatsch & Cox in FNA (2006c); Perdue (1957)=Z. Key adapted in part from SE and FNA.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ASTERA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Asteraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792
FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 2-3 ft.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate, Basal
LEAF COMPLEXITY:
LEAF RETENTION:

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: July-October

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
						x	x	x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
			x	x

FRUITING PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE:
NATIVE RANGE: eastern & central U.S.

HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Orange coneflower is durable and long-flowering. This southeastern native perennial is easily grown. Each plant forms a large, showy clump within two to three years. Its flowers have daisy-like flowers with yellow rays and brownish-purple central disks, similar to the black-eyed Susan. This perennial provides lots of nectar for butterflies as well as seeds for birds. It is tolerant of heat and humidity. The genus Rudbeckia supports up to 16 lepidoptera species.

Bloom Table Text: Orange coneflower is durable and long-flowering. This southeastern native perennial is easily grown. Each plant forms a large, showy clump within two to three years. Its flowers have daisy-like flowers with yellow rays and brownish-purple central disks, similar to the black-eyed Susan. This perennial provides lots of nectar for butterflies as well as seeds for birds. It is tolerant of heat and humidity. The genus Rudbeckia supports up to 16 lepidoptera species.

NCBG Location: Education Center Landscape, Native Perennial Border

Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 4
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE: 2 (1 month)
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly, Bird Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
362	HORT	2010-10-18	Poythress	View
1282	HORT	2005-09-20	Liloia	View
1377	HORT	2006-11-01	Bryan	View
2287	NPMD	2019-10-15	Touloupas	View
2326	NPMD	2019-10-28	Touloupas	View
2335	NPMD	2019-11-06	Touloupas	View
2581	NPMD	2021-10-28	Boyette	View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
358	2011-0230	2011-11-04	362	View
4012	1992-0168			View
5502	1995-0625			View
7617	2000-0380	2000-11-29		View
9377	2021-0040	2021-04-05	0	View
9513	2021-0150	2022-08-23	0	View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
872	358	42	NCBG staff	2011-11-02	View
873	358	44	NCBG staff	2011-11-03	View
874	358	36	NCBG staff	2011-11-03	View
6340	4012	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
8016	5502	204	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
10770	7617	81	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
10771	7617	115	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
10772	7617	8	NCBG staff	1982-07-29	View
10773	7617	27	NCBG staff	1986-12-31	View
10774	7617	27	NCBG staff	1986-12-31	View
10775	7617	9	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
10776	7617	81	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
10777	7617	94	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
10778	7617	98	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
10779	7617	132	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
10780	7617	135	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
10781	7617	139	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
10782	7617	140	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
10783	7617	143	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
10784	7617	205	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
12513	7617	222	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
12514	7617	221	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
12515	7617	223	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
12608	9377	228	Wait	2020-06-26	View
12609	9377	229	Wait	2020-06-26	View
12610	9377	232	Wait	2020-06-26	View
12611	9377	233	Wait	2020-06-26	View
12612	9377	234	Wait	2020-06-26	View
12613	9377	235	Wait	2020-06-26	View
12664	0	19	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
12809	0	15	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
12834	0	18	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
12924	0	198	MacIntyre	0000-00-00	View
13033	0	21	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
13205	9513	38	Wait	2021-11-23	View
13697	0	66	Liloia	0000-00-00	View
14051	0	32	Wait	0000-00-00	View
14069	0	34	Wait	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: RUFU2
USDA Common Name: Orange Coneflower
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FAC	FAC		OBL	OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Rudbeckia L. (Coneflower)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 15 species, herbs, of North America.
REFERENCE: Urbatsch & Cox in FNA (2006c); Perdue (1957)=Z. Key adapted in part from SE and FNA.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Rudbeckia fulgida in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Rudbeckia fulgida in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Rudbeckia fulgida in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Rudbeckia fulgida in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Rudbeckia fulgida in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Rudbeckia fulgida

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 18654 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 18654 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 2693 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 18654 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)