Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Photographed the Black-eyed Susan's in the Gillies Lake Flower Garden in the Gillies Lake Conservation Area in Timmins in the Township of Tisdale in the City of Timmins located in Northeastern Ontario Canada
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae,
native to the Eastern and Central United States. It is one of a number of plants with the common name black-eyed
Susan. Other common names for this plant include: brown-eyed Susan, brown Betty, gloriosa daisy, golden
Jerusalem, Poorland daisy, yellow daisy, and yellow ox-eye daisy.
It is the state flower of Maryland.
The plant also is a traditional Native American medicinal herb in several tribal nations; believed in those cultures to be a remedy, among other things, for colds, flu, infection, swelling and (topically, by poultice) for snake bite (although not all parts of the plant are edible) Parts of the plant have nutritional value. Other parts are not edible.
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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Photographed the Black-eyed Susan's in the Gillies Lake Flower Garden in the Gillies Lake Conservation Area in Timmins in the Township of Tisdale in the City of Timmins located in Northeastern Ontario Canada
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae,
native to the Eastern and Central United States. It is one of a number of plants with the common name black-eyed
Susan. Other common names for this plant include: brown-eyed Susan, brown Betty, gloriosa daisy, golden
Jerusalem, Poorland daisy, yellow daisy, and yellow ox-eye daisy.
It is the state flower of Maryland.
The plant also is a traditional Native American medicinal herb in several tribal nations; believed in those cultures to be a remedy, among other things, for colds, flu, infection, swelling and (topically, by poultice) for snake bite (although not all parts of the plant are edible) Parts of the plant have nutritional value. Other parts are not edible.
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This photograph and all those within my photostream are protected by copyright. The photos may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written permission.