Rudbeckia maxima
Appearance
Great coneflower | |
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Wild population at a blackland prairie preserve in southwest Arkansas | |
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Species: | R. maxima
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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.
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References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rudbeckia maxima". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- L. H. Bailey (2005). Manual of Gardening (2nd ed.). Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.