blackeyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta

USDA Plant Code: RUHI2
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: dry - medium
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: yellow-orange
Bloom Period: spring/summer
Fragrant: no
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Inflorescence(s); Inflorescence, stem end view.
Lyndon Photography, , Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s); Inflorescence, top view.
Lyndon Photography, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Katy Chayka, www.minnesotawildflowers.info, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Arnold T. Drooz, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Arnold T. Drooz, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Arnold T. Drooz, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flowers and foliage, near Aspen Park, CO
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flowers and foliage, near Aspen Park, CO
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Blossom, southern CO, July 2007
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); close-up of single flower
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); single cluster with two flowers
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Billy Humphries, Forest Resource Consultants, Inc., Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Miniature sunflower (black-eyed-Susans; Hillsboro Lake
USDA Forest Service - Region 8 - Southern , USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); The Black-eyed Susan as an ornamental plant.
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); probably the most common of all American wildflowers. The characteristic brown, domed center is surrounded by bright yellow ray florets. Thrives in most soils in full sun. A true sunshine worshiper that forgives neglect
Beverly Turner, Jackson Minnesota, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); horse nettle foliage
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Caleb Slemmons, National Ecological Observatory Network, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Rudbeckia hirta - black-eyed susan
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Rudbeckia hirta
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Rudbeckia hirta - black-eyed Susan
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Elmer Verhasselt, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Elmer Verhasselt, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Elmer Verhasselt, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Taken September 1985
Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Katy Chayka, www.minnesotawildflowers.info, Bugwood.org
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Field;
Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Field;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Field;
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Field;
Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org
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Seedling(s);
Paul Bockenstedt, Bonestroo Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); and daisies at Rostrevor, Wyoming
Kenneth M. Gale, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); single clump of flowering plants
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); June. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
David Stephens, , Bugwood.org
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