Dracopis amplexicaulis (Vahl) Cassini. Common name: Clasping Coneflower. Phenology: (May-) Jul-Sep. Habitat: Prairies, calcareous bottomlands, dry open areas, disturbed areas, waste areas near wool-combing mill; introduced in part in our area. Distribution: Native to prairie-like areas and calcareous bottomlands from GA (?) and AL west to KS and TX; reported for nc. GA (Jones & Coile 1988) and introduced in SC (Nesom 2004d).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = GrPl, Il, K4, NcTx, SE1, Tx, WH3; = n/a — C, Pa, RAB; = Rudbeckia amplexicaulis Vahl — Ar, F, FNA21. Basionym: Rudbeckia amplexicaulis Vahl 1793
Links to other floras: = Rudbeckia amplexicaulis - FNA21
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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