Rudbeckia hirta

Common Name: 
black-eyed susan
Scientific Name: 
Rudbeckia hirta L.
Family Name: 
Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, coarse hairs, rough, infrequently branched
Stems of Black-Eyed Susan
Stems of Black-Eyed Susan
Leaves
alternate, lower leaves broadly lanceolate or oblong, short petioled, upper leaves more linear, sessile; all leaves coarsely haired and toothed to weakly toothed, 3 to 5 veined
Leaves of Black-Eyed Susan
Leaves of Black-Eyed Susan
Flowers
heads of purple-brown disk (tubulate) florets form rounded and elevated cental disk surrounded by orange-yellow ray (ligulate) florets; terminal, long stalked
Flowers of Black-Eyed Susan
Flowers of Black-Eyed Susan
Flowers of Black-Eyed Susan
Flowers of Black-Eyed Susan
Flowers of Black-Eyed Susan