Rudbeckia umbrosa C.L. Boynton & Beadle. Common name: Appalachian Coneflower. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Rich calcareous slopes, bottomlands, well-drained uplands. Distribution: VA, OH, IN, and MO south to GA, MS, and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Il, Tn, Campbell & Seymour (2013); = Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton var. umbrosa (C.L.Boynton & Beadle) Cronquist — Ar, C, FNA21, G, K4, Oh3, SE1, Perdue (1957); > Rudbeckia chapmanii C.L.Boynton & Beadle — S; < Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton — GW2, Va, W; > Rudbeckia umbrosa C.L.Boynton & Beadle — S. Basionym: Rudbeckia umbrosa C.L.Boynton & Beadle 1901
Links to other floras: = Rudbeckia fulgida var. umbrosa - FNA21
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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