FNPS Plant Database

Rudbeckia mohrii

Mohr's coneflower
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Mohr's coneflower

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Rudbeckia mohrii

Family:

ASTERACEAE

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-4 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Moist meadows.

Considerations:

Rarely planted due to inavailability and its need for wet sites.

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Not studied,  Based on insects attracted by other species, we suspect it attracts butterflies and moths, tachinid flies, bee flies, syrphid flies, solitary wasps, social wasps, blister  beetils, and soldier beetles, and bees.





 

Small birds are likely to harvest seeds.

Native Habitats:

marshes and moist prairies

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

We are aware of on nursery attempting to grow it but to the best of our knowledge, it is not yet available for sale.



If you gather seed, be sure to have landowner permission.

Citations:

https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/pollinators-at-cornercopia/plants-beneficial-to-pollinators/blackeyed-susan



USDA:  https://www.westernnativeseed.com/plant guides/rudhirpg.pdf



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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