Asteraceae
Western coneflower
Rudbeckia occidentalis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Rudbeckia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 西方金光菊
- English
- Western coneflower
Synonyms
- Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis
- Rudbeckia occidentalis var. scabra A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yang Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ethan Greer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.