Black-Eyed Susan


 

Rebecia Hirta\Black-Eyed Susan 

 

http://www.odec.ca/projects/2010/josexg2/6OccurenceinWorld.htm

BLACK-EYED SUSAN

 

 

  Common Name- Blacked eyed Susan

Scientific Name- Rudbeckia Hirta

                                                                                                                        Plant Family- Asterac

Other Names- Yellow Daisy, Brown-eyed Susan, Brown Betty, Gloriosa Daisy, GoldenJerusalem, Poor-land Daisy, Yellow ox-eye daisy.

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry prairies, Mesic to dry upland forests, Particularly  rocky areas as well as savannas and lime stone glades. Also lives in Pastures, Roadsides, Railroads, and even wast lands.

Bloom Period: June to October

Threats: Urban development, Fires, Weed Invasions, Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, Degradation.

Interesting Facts: The first true leaves are about 2 centimeters long and have rounded elliptical shape. The leaves have really visible (white) hairs on the outer third of the leaf blade.

  Look A likes: Because it grows very rapidly.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 Flowering Plant 2-3 inches in diameter, And the black-eyed susan can get up to 16-24'' tall

http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Wildflowers_Kimonis_Kramer/IMAGES/Edited_Images/black_eyed_susan1_SIZED_LARGE.jpg

 http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Wildflowers_Kimonis_Kramer/IMAGES/Edited_Images/black_eyed_susan1_SIZED_LARGE.jpg                       Rudbeckia hirta (black eyed Susan) - leaf - stemBlack-eyed Susan 6 inches long[juvenile}                                                      http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/r/ruhi2-lfstem27282.htm                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Black-eyed Susan SeedsBlack-eyed Susan seeds                                                                                                                        http://grownative.org/native-plant-info/seedling-identification/black-eyed-susan/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Disclaimer-The info in the Prairie Plant Guide was collected and composed by the 5th graders,we apologize for any inaccuracies.

BLACK EYED-SUSAN ROOT

Rudbeckia-triloba-Brown-eyed-susan-rootThe roots of the black-eyed Susan are very bushy and short but when they are fully grown they can get up the three feet long.

http://www.prairiemoon.com/images/D/Rudbeckia-triloba-Brown-eyed-susan-root.jpg

 

 

 

Black-eyed Susan Seedling Black-eyed Susan Seedling

http://grownative.org/native-plant-info/seedling-identification/black-eyed-susan/

 

http://grownative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/B_eyesusan_juv.jpg Black-eyed Susan as juvenile

http://grownative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/B_eyesusan_juv.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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