Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Account for Pinnate-lobed Brown-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia triloba var. beadlei   (Small) Fernald
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Author(Small) Fernald
DistributionMountains only. Sorrie could not find voucher specimens of this variety from Cherokee and Yancey counties at SERNEC, Jan. 2023.

Montane, southwestern VA and eastern KY, south to southwestern NC and eastern TN.
AbundanceWeakley (2022) indicates it as rare.
Habitat"West-facing seepy glade" (Buncombe County), slopes by creeks, rocky slopes and adjacent roadsides. Seepy mafic or limestone cliffs (Weakley 2018).
PhenologyFlowering and fruiting July-October.
IdentificationOur 3 varieties of Brown-eyed Susan grow mostly 2-3 feet tall, with ovate leaves that have toothed margins and that are divided into lobes. Stems are multi-branched, each terminated by a head of yellow (or orange-yellow) rays and a brown disk. Variety beadlei has at least some leaves 5-7 lobed (vs. only 3 lobed in the other varieties).
Taxonomic CommentsThe taxonomic status of the varieties is not yet settled. Some authors lump var. beadlei into the more southern pinnatiloba; others lump it into var. triloba.

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