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Rudbeckia hirta L.
blackeyed Susan
Symbol: RUHI2
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Distribution by State


Rudbeckia hirta L.

RUHI2

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Related Taxa:
Rudbeckia hirta L.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 23 species in Rudbeckia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Rudbeckia hirta var. angustifolia. Native. Distribution of Rudbeckia hirta var. floridana. Native. Distribution of Rudbeckia hirta var. hirta. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima. Native. Image Available.  
Rudbeckia hirta var. angustifolia
blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta var. floridana
blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta var. hirta
blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima
blackeyed Susan
 
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Classification:
Rudbeckia hirta L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae
                      Order Asterales
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Rudbeckia L. – coneflower
                               Species Rudbeckia hirta L. – blackeyed Susan

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Rudbeckia hirta L.
The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
New York:
   Rudbeckia hirta L. var. hirta
       black-eyed-susan     Endangered

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Invasive Information:
Rudbeckia hirta L.
        blackeyed Susan
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Rudbeckia hirta L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU FACU- FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Rudbeckia hirta L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36765.
View species account from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

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Related Web Sites:
Rudbeckia hirta L.

    BorealForest.org
    CT-Connecticut Botanical Society
    Canada-Saskatchewan Native Plants & Wildflowers
    FL-Floridata
    FL-University of Florida Extension
    IL-Illinois State Museum
    IL-Weeds of the North Central States
    KY-Wildflowers of Western Kentucky
    MD-State Plants
    MI-Department of Natural Resources
    MO-MBG Plant Finder
    NC-Plant Fact Sheets
    OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery
    TX-Central Texas Plants
    TX-TAMU Cooperative Extension-Wildflowers in Bloom
    UK-Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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