Common Name: Black-eyed Susan
Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta
Family: Asteraceae
Origins: North America
Flowering Time: June to October
Habitat: Fields, prairies and open areas
Range: Found throughout most of North America, not including Nevada, Arizona and the far north.
Use: First Nations people used it for colds, flus, infections and swelling.
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
MacGregor Point Provincial Park
MacGregor Point Provincial Park
Wiarton, Ontario
Wiarton, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Pinery Provincial Park
Pinery Provincial Park
Restoule Provincial Park, Ontario
Restoule Provincial Park, Ontario
Wiarton, Ontario
Wiarton, Ontario
Southampton, Ontario
Southampton, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Lambton County, Ontario
Lambton County, Ontario
Awenda Provincial Park, Ontario
Awenda Provincial Park, Ontario
Killbear Provincial Park, Ontario
Killbear Provincial Park, Ontario
Southampton, Ontario
Southampton, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Sources:
“Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia Hirta.” Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia Hirta) – Ontario Wildflowers. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2017. <http://ontariowildflowers.com/main/species.php?id=248>.
Moerman. D. (1998). Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. Oregon. ISBN 0-88192-453-9.
Thieret, John W. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf, 2001. Print.
