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Asteraceae

Sunfacing coneflower

Rudbeckia heliopsidis Torr. & A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Rudbeckia

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Sunfacing coneflower: Location taken: United States Botanic Garden, Washington D.C.. Names: Rudbeckia heliopsidis Torr. & A.Gray (provisionally ), Little River Black-Eyed Susan, Sunf
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Sunfacing coneflower

Synonyms

  • Rudbeckia heliopsidis f. heliopsidis
  • Rudbeckia heliopsidis f. villipes Fernald

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.