Rudbeckia hirta

Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia hirta flowerhead

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Rudbeckia
Species:
R. hirta
Binomial name
Rudbeckia hirta
Synonyms
List
    • Brauneria serotina (Sweet) Bergmans
    • Centrocarpha gracilis (Nutt.) D.Don ex G.Don
    • Centrocarpha hirta (L.) D.Don ex G.Don
    • Coreopsis hirta (L.) Raf.
    • Helianthus hirtus (L.) E.H.L.Krause
    • Obeliscotheca flava (T.V.Moore) Nieuwl. & Lunell
    • Rudbeckia amplectens T.V.Moore
    • Rudbeckia bicolor Nutt.
    • Rudbeckia brittonii Small
    • Rudbeckia discolor Elliott
    • Rudbeckia divergens T.V.Moore
    • Rudbeckia flava T.V.Moore
    • Rudbeckia flexuosa T.V.Moore
    • Rudbeckia floridana T.V.Moore
    • Rudbeckia floridana var. angustifolia T.V.Moore
    • Rudbeckia gracilis Nutt.
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. annulata Clute
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. bicolor Clute
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. brittonii (Small) Fernald
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. corymbifera Fernald
    • Rudbeckia hirta f. dichrona Clute
    • Rudbeckia hirta f. flavescens Clute
    • Rudbeckia hirta f. gigantea Clute
    • Rudbeckia hirta f. homochroma Steyerm.
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. lanceolata (Bisch.) Core
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. major Hook.
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. monticola (Small) Fernald
    • Rudbeckia hirta f. pleniflora Moldenke
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. rubra Clute
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. sericea (T.V.Moore) Fernald
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. serotina (Nutt.) Core
    • Rudbeckia hirta var. tubuliformis Burnham
    • Rudbeckia hirta f. viridiflora Burnham
    • Rudbeckia longipes T.V.Moore
    • Rudbeckia monticola Small
    • Rudbeckia sericea T.V.Moore
    • Rudbeckia serotina Nutt.
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. annulata (Clute) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina var. corymbifera (Fernald) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. dichrona (Clute) Moldenke
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. flavescens (Clute) Moldenke
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. frondosa (Clute) Moldenke
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. gigantea (Clute) Moldenke
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. homochroma (Steyerm.) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina var. lanceolata (Bisch.) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. novae-caesareae Oswald
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. pleniflora (Moldenke) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. pulcherrima (Farw.) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. rubra (Clute) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina var. sericea (T.V.Moore) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. tubuliformis (Burnham) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia serotina f. viridiflora (Burnham) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
    • Rudbeckia strigosa Nutt.

Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows to 1 metre (3+12 ft) tall with daisy-like yellow flower heads. There are numerous cultivars. It is toxic when ingested by cats, but was used medicinally by Native Americans. It is the state flower of Maryland.