COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
4642
catalog_number
4642
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.4642_1200.Rud_hir2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.4642_1200.Rud_hir2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:4642
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:4642
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Rudbeckia hirta L.
scientific_name
Rudbeckia hirta L.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Asteraceae
family
Asteraceae
Family
false
Genus:
Rudbeckia
genus
Rudbeckia
Genus
false
Species:
hirta
specific_epithet
hirta
Species
false
Infraspecific Rank:
var. pulcherrima
infraspecific_rank
var. pulcherrima
Infraspecific Rank
false
Sub-taxon Authority:
Farw.
sub_taxon_authority
Farw.
Sub-taxon Authority
false
Scientific Name Author:
L.
scientific_name_author
L.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Geary
county
Geary
County
false
Locality:
Milford, 1.5 mi N, 0.5 mi W. E side of Milford Reservoir; Ft. Riley Military Reservation. Tallgrass prairie hay meadow.
locality
Milford, 1.5 mi N, 0.5 mi W. E side of Milford Reservoir; Ft. Riley Military Reservation. Tallgrass prairie hay meadow.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Flint Hills
physiographic_province
Flint Hills
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
6/14/1991
date_collected
6/14/1991
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
Named for 2 Swedish botanists, O.J. Rudbeck and O.O. Rudbeck (father and son) in mid 1600's-early 1700's
genus_name_meaning
Named for 2 Swedish botanists, O.J. Rudbeck and O.O. Rudbeck (father and son) in mid 1600's-early 1700's
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
hairy
species_name_meaning
hairy
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Black-eyed susan
common_names
Black-eyed susan
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Biennial or short-lived perennial
description
Plant life form: Biennial or short-lived perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 3-10 dm
description
Height: 3-10 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Ray florets are yellow-orange to yellow; disk florets are brownish purple. Flowers bloom from June to September.
description
Species description: Ray florets are yellow-orange to yellow; disk florets are brownish purple. Flowers bloom from June to September.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect, coarsely-hairy biennial or short-lived perennial herb. Stems are 1 to several and branched. Leaves are alternate and simple. Flowering heads occur on the ends of branches.
description
Species description: Erect, coarsely-hairy biennial or short-lived perennial herb. Stems are 1 to several and branched. Leaves are alternate and simple. Flowering heads occur on the ends of branches.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies, ditches, roadsides, and disturbed sites.
description
Habitat: Prairies, ditches, roadsides, and disturbed sites.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern two fifths of the state and widely scattered in the west.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern two fifths of the state and widely scattered in the west.
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from roots taken internally for colds, heart problems, and to expel intestinal worms; used externally to treat snake bites and wounds. Tea made from flowers used to treat fever, headache.
description
Medicinal Uses: Tea made from roots taken internally for colds, heart problems, and to expel intestinal worms; used externally to treat snake bites and wounds. Tea made from flowers used to treat fever, headache.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Flowers can be used to make yellow dye.
description
Other uses: Flowers can be used to make yellow dye.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Sometimes planted to control erosion. Birds readily consume seeds.
description
Notes: Sometimes planted to control erosion. Birds readily consume seeds.
Description
false
Description:
Warnings: POISONOUS to livestock. Contact with leaves or stems can cause skin irritation in humans.
description
Warnings: POISONOUS to livestock. Contact with leaves or stems can cause skin irritation in humans.
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soils.
description
Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soils.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in early spring. Will self-seed to the point of becoming a nuisance.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in early spring. Will self-seed to the point of becoming a nuisance.
Description
false
Color:
Yellow
color
Yellow
Color
false