Species guide

Black-eyed Susan

Harmless

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan
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How to recognise it

A daisy-like wildflower with golden-yellow ray petals around a dark brown, domed center, on hairy stems and leaves.

Is it dangerous?

Harmless.

Recorded 73,301 times in the wild worldwide.

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