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Black eyed Susan

This photo was taken on October 14th, 2019 right here on the Benedictine University campus. I took a picture of the Rudbeckia hirta or commonly know and called as the black-eyed Susan which is a North American flowering plant in the sunflower family. The black eyed Susan is native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as China. Although the blossoms appear fragile, these perennials have a strong root system that often allows the plant to rejuvenate itself every year. These plants are also classified as a vascular plant which means that these plants circulate water and nutrients through the plant and that’s how these plants retain water. These plants attract things like bees, butterflies, and a lot of other insects because of the nectar that they have which also helps these insects. #BenU #Ecology #BIOL180 #Fall2019 #Image2

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Uploaded on October 14, 2019
Taken on October 14, 2019