Species name: Arctium minus
Common name: common burdock
Plant family: Asteraceae
Introduced or native: Introduced
Field notes: Found September 17, 2014 in a cultivated lawn in a somewhat shaded area surrounded by herbaceous plants. Soil type unknown.
Species name: Vitis riparia
Common name: riverbank grape
Plant family: Vitaceae
Introduced or native: Native
Field notes: Found September 17, 2014 growing in shaded area along fence surrounding cultivated lawn. Surrounded by a few trees and other herbaceous plants. Soil type unknown.
Species name: Rudbeckia fulgida
Common name: orange coneflower or black-eyed Susan
Plant family: Asteraceae
Introduced or native: Native
Field notes: Found September 17, 2014 within cultivated lawn surrounded by other herbaceous plants and bamboo. Soil type unknown.
*Plant can be recognized easily if flowers are in bloom because of their distinctive black cone shaped center and yellow petals. The leaves are dark green, alternate, rough, and dentate. At first I confused this plant with the similar Rudbeckia serotina (also referred to as black-eyed Susan. But R. serotina has leaves that are more pubescent and not as noticeably toothed. It is also an annual and Rudbeckia fulgida is a perennial.
When identifying R. fulgida, did you also compare it to Rudbekia hirta? I know that flower also goes by the common name of black-eyed Susan. They are all quite similar looking!
Yes. Like I mentioned Rudbeckia hirta is an annual and also had leaves quite different than the plant I found (not as toothed and pubescent). The Rudbeckia fulgida has very rough feeling leaves and is a perennial. I have not planted anything in my yard and saw this plant in my yard last year as well, so by process of elimination I figured it had to be R. fulgida. At least I think so!