Rudbeckia maxima, the great coneflower, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, which is used as an ornamental plant. They can reach a maximum height of eight feet. Once it produces seeds, finches and other small birds come to feed on them.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Great coneflower being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rudbeckia texana
- Rudbeckia scabrifolia
- Rudbeckia glaucescens
- Rudbeckia alismifolia
- Rudbeckia klamathensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Rudbeckia
- Species
- Rudbeckia maxima
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