Classification
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Rudbeckia L., Sp. Pl. 906-907 (1753)
 Description

Annual or perennial herbs. Lvs alternate, simple and entire to 2-pinnatifid, or pinnate. Capitula pedunculate, solitary or in loose cymes. Involucral bracts in 1–3 rows, foliaceous. Receptacle conic; scales present. Outer florets sterile, ligulate, yellow or orange, sometimes with darker markings at base. Inner florets ☿, tubular. Achenes all similar, narrowed to base, 4-angled but not winged, glabrous; pappus a small corona or 0.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Rudbeckia L.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Exotic: Casual2
Total3
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.