Rudbeckia maxima
Wild population at a blackland prairie preserve in southwest Arkansas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Rudbeckia
Species:
R. maxima
Binomial name
Rudbeckia maxima

Rudbeckia maxima, the great coneflower,[1] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, which is used as an ornamental plant. They can reach a maximum height of eight feet. Once it produces seeds, finches and other small birds come to feed on them.

Rudbeckia maxima

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rudbeckia maxima". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 October 2015.


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