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Rudbeckia laciniata
green-headed black-eyed Susan, tall black-eyed Susan
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, otherwise Rocky Mountains east to the Atlantic Coast.

Habitat: Streambanks and other moist, disturbed places.

Flowers: July-September

Origin: Introduced from further east in North America

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, flies, beetles, wasps

Description:
General:

Perennial from a coarse, woody base, the stems up to 2 m. tall, glabrous and often glaucous.

Leaves:

Leaves alternate, large, petiolate, usually pinnatifid with broad segments.

Flowers:

Heads large, the yellow or grayish disk 1-2 cm. wide; rays 6-16, drooping, yellow, 3-6 cm. long; disk flowers numerous, fertile; receptacle hemispheric, chaffy throughout, its bracts blunt, gray-tipped; pappus a short crown.

Fruits:

Achene

Accepted Name:
Rudbeckia laciniata L.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 906. 1753.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Infraspecies:
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Rudbeckia laciniata in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Rudbeckia laciniata checklist entry

OregonFlora: Rudbeckia laciniata information

E-Flora BC: Rudbeckia laciniata atlas page

CalPhotos: Rudbeckia laciniata photos

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