Rudbeckia nitida Nutt.

Shiny Coneflower
St. John's Susan

Florida native

Endangered Florida species

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This perennial grows to around 4 feet tall with showy terminal flowers consisting of yellow drooping ray florets and reddish-brown disk florets in a cylindric to conical shape. The glabrous stems help differentiate Rudbeckia nitida from other coneflower species.
This rare plant of wet flatwoods is found in scattered locations thoughout its range of Florida, Georgia & Alabama. Much of this plant's habitat has been converted to pine plantations, leaving most populations confined to roadside ditches and powerline rights-of-way where they are subject to road widening, clearing, mowing and herbicide spraying.

Rudbeckia nitida is a member of the Asteraceae - Aster family.

Other species of the Rudbeckia genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
  Rudbeckia graminifolia - GRASSLEAF CONEFLOWER
  Rudbeckia hirta - BLACKEYED SUSAN
  Rudbeckia laciniata - CUTLEAF CONEFLOWER

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species

iNaturalist profile for this species

USDA Plant Profile for this species

Date record last modified: Sep 30, 2023