Asteraceae
Sweet coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Rudbeckia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 香金光菊
- English
- Sweet coneflower
Synonyms
- Centrocarpha subtomentosa Sweet
- Centrocarpha triloba (L.) D.Don
- Rudbeckia intermedia C.Z.Nelson
- Rudbeckia odorata Nutt.
- Rudbeckia subtomentosa f. craigii (Sherff) Fernald
- Rudbeckia subtomentosa f. subtomentosa
- Rudbeckia subtomentosa var. craigii Sherff
- Rudbeckia subtomentosa var. subtomentosa
- Rudbeckia tomentosa Ell.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AfroBrazilian : Aleksandrs Balodis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AfroBrazilian : Aleksandrs Balodis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sixflashphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tamilselvi v, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.