Asteraceae FAMILY

Rudbeckia hirta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

This plant is reputed to be poisonous to cattle, sheep and pigs[ 155 Title Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Publication Author Arnberger. L. P. Publisher Southwestern Monuments Ass. Year 1968 ISBN - Description A lovely little pocket guide to wild plants in the southern Rockies of America. ].

Botanical Description

Rudbeckia hirta is a Biennial/Perennial up to 2.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - most areas apart from the far north. An occasional garden escape in Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].

HabitatDisturbed soils in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. Open woodlands, fields and roadsides at elevations of 30 - 300 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].