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

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

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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