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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Asteraceae
Rudbeckia hirta L. var. pulcherrima Farw.
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia: named after the Swedish father and son who were professors of botany and predecessors of Linnaeus, O.J. Rudbeck (1630-1702) and O.O. Rudbeck (1660-1740)
hirta: rough
Hazardous 
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, biennial/perennial, 1'-3' tall, very hairy forb |
| Flower: | head 2"-3" wide; dark brown, domed disk 1/2"-3/4" wide; 8-21 yellow, 3/4"- 1 1/2" long rays, bracts (phyllaries) with coarse hairs; inflorescence with a long-stalked, solitary heads; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | dry seed with no fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | either entire or with fine teeth, lower leaves lance-like up to 1" wide and 5 times as long, the upper becoming more linear |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; dry, moderate moisture to wet; prairies, meadows, roadsides; in sandy, loamy soil |
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