Rudbeckia hirta Linnaeus var. pulcherrima Farwell. Weedy Black-eyed Susan. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Roadsides, fields. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) and BC south to FL, TX, CA, and beyond.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See discussion under Rudbeckia bicolor.

Synonymy: = Ar, C, FNA21, GrPl, K1, Mi, NcTx, NE, Oh3, Pa, SE1, Tn, Tx, WV; > Rudbeckia bicolor Nutt. – Il, S; < Rudbeckia hirta L. – Fl7, G, NY, RAB, Tat, W, WH3; > Rudbeckia hirta L. – Il; > Rudbeckia hirta L. var. corymbifera Fernald – Perdue (1957); < Rudbeckia hirta L. var. hirta – K3, K4; > Rudbeckia hirta L. var. pulcherrima Farw. – Perdue (1957); > Rudbeckia longipes T.V.Moore – S; > Rudbeckia sericea T.V.Moore – S; > Rudbeckia serotina Nutt. var. corymbifera (Fernald) Fernald & Schub. – F; > Rudbeckia serotina Nutt. var. sericea (T.V.Moore) Fernald & Schub. – F; > Rudbeckia serotina Nutt. var. serotina – F, Il

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 9