NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan, Black-eyed Coneflower
Scientific Name: |
Rudbeckia hirta |
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Genus: |
Rudbeckia |
Species Epithet: |
hirta |
Common Name: |
Black-eyed Susan, Black-eyed Coneflower |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Annual (Herbs Only), Perennial, Biennial |
Plant Family |
Asteraceae (Aster Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
1-3 ft., 3-6 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow, Brown |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
May, June, July |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Dry to mesic soils of fields, wooded openings and margins, powerline clearings, roadsides, meadows, and other disturbed places” [Vascular Plants of NC]. Common in NC mountains and western piedmont, fairly common elsewhere in the state except rare in northeastern coastal plain and sandhills. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Annual (Herbs Only), Perennial, Biennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Three varieties in NC: var. angustifolia [which some authorities suggest is not native in NC], var. hirta, and var. pulcherrima. |
Bettina Darveaux |
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Bettina Darveaux |
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Bettina Darveaux |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rudbeckia-hirta/ https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/rudbeckia/hirta/ |
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