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Texas Coneflower

Rudbeckia texana

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 Texas.January 57, February 54, March 62, April 196, May 134, June 136, July 48, August 32, September 38, October 45, November 53, December 52.
Texas726
United States668
Louisiana23
Mississippi1

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