| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Mountains and Piedmont; scattered locations on the Coastal Plain. Absent from the Sandhills proper.
N.B. to Man., south to FL and TX. | |
| Abundance | Generally common in the Piedmont and Mountains; can be locally abundant. Uncommon to infrequent in much of the Coastal Plain, but very rare to absent in the Sandhills and parts of the southern Coastal Plain. Also scarce in the far eastern counties. | |
| Habitat | Brownwater river floodplains and bottomlands, brownwater creeksides and streamsides, roadsides through the above habitats, clearings and meadows near the above habitats. Essentially a wetland species of rich soil habitats. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting July-October. | |
| Identification | Cutleaf Coneflower can grow to 10 feet high (!), but in NC it is most often 4-7 feet. Leaves are large and cut into 5-11 lobes (or even twice cut). The heads are numerous in some plants but only a handful in others; rays are bright yellow and held horizontally to somewhat downward; the disk is green and over time becomes dome-shaped or conical. This is one of our most beautiful wildflowers, especially notable for the many flowers on such a tall herb and the strongly dissected leaves. Horticultural forms (mostly "double-flowered") are commonly planted in gardens, campuses, etc. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Weakley (2018) lists three varieties in the state -- the nominate var. laciniata, var. digitata, and var. humilis.
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| Other Common Name(s) | Goldenglow is used for the horticultural forms. Green-headed Coneflower. | |
| State Rank | S5 | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACW link |
| USACE-emp | FACW link |
