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Softhair Coneflower

Rudbeckia mollis

140 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Georgia.January 3, February 3, March 3, April 4, May 3, June 2, July 2, August 2, September 2, October 2, November 2, December 2.
United States138
Georgia30
Alabama16
South Carolina8

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusblack-eyed Susans and coneflowers · Rudbeckia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Softhair Coneflower with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.