| Rudbeckia hirta | 
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| 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 
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| Synonyms | 
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Brauneria serotina (Sweet) BergmansCentrocarpha gracilis (Nutt.) D.Don ex G.DonCentrocarpha hirta (L.) D.Don ex G.DonCoreopsis hirta (L.) Raf.Helianthus hirtus (L.) E.H.L.KrauseObeliscotheca flava (T.V.Moore) Nieuwl. & LunellRudbeckia amplectens T.V.MooreRudbeckia bicolor Nutt.Rudbeckia brittonii SmallRudbeckia discolor ElliottRudbeckia divergens T.V.MooreRudbeckia flava T.V.MooreRudbeckia flexuosa T.V.MooreRudbeckia floridana T.V.MooreRudbeckia floridana var. angustifolia T.V.MooreRudbeckia gracilis Nutt.Rudbeckia hirta var. annulata CluteRudbeckia hirta var. bicolor CluteRudbeckia hirta var. brittonii (Small) FernaldRudbeckia hirta var. corymbifera FernaldRudbeckia hirta f. dichrona CluteRudbeckia hirta f. flavescens CluteRudbeckia hirta f. gigantea CluteRudbeckia hirta f. homochroma Steyerm.Rudbeckia hirta var. lanceolata (Bisch.) CoreRudbeckia hirta var. major Hook.Rudbeckia hirta var. monticola (Small) FernaldRudbeckia hirta f. pleniflora MoldenkeRudbeckia hirta var. rubra CluteRudbeckia hirta var. sericea (T.V.Moore) FernaldRudbeckia hirta var. serotina (Nutt.) CoreRudbeckia hirta var. tubuliformis BurnhamRudbeckia hirta f. viridiflora BurnhamRudbeckia longipes T.V.MooreRudbeckia monticola SmallRudbeckia sericea T.V.MooreRudbeckia 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) MoldenkeRudbeckia serotina f. flavescens (Clute) MoldenkeRudbeckia serotina f. frondosa (Clute) MoldenkeRudbeckia serotina f. gigantea (Clute) MoldenkeRudbeckia serotina f. homochroma (Steyerm.) Fernald & B.G.Schub.Rudbeckia serotina var. lanceolata (Bisch.) Fernald & B.G.Schub.Rudbeckia serotina f. novae-caesareae OswaldRudbeckia 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.
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Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows to 1 metre (3+1⁄2 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.