Rudbeckia maxima Nuttall. Common name: Giant Coneflower. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Pinelands, prairies, low areas in silty or sandy soils, also (eastwards) in disturbed areas (persistent from horticultural use). Distribution: AR and se. OK south to LA and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA21, K4, NcTx, S, SE1, Tx; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Rudbeckia maxima Nutt. 1840
Links to other floras: = Rudbeckia maxima - FNA21
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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native range: southeastern United States
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