Asteraceae
Showy coneflower
Rudbeckia alpicola
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Rudbeckia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Showy coneflower
Synonyms
- Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola (Piper) Cronquist
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: no rights reserved, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Fertig, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: amy pavelchek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: José Garrido, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: José Garrido, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: amy pavelchek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter Abrahamsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cam, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.