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sweet black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia subtomentosa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 32, February 35, March 54, April 100, May 160, June 66, July 161, August 238, September 81, October 50, November 33, December 30.
United States3,856
Illinois1,586
Canada1,054
Ontario1,054
Michigan904
Wisconsin801
Missouri642
Indiana331
Iowa180
Arkansas179

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusblack-eyed Susans and coneflowers · Rudbeckia

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