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Rudbeckia hirta

Auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J. de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Hutt River near Stokes Valley.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 12/04/2020, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Hutt River near Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt..<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 12/04/2020, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

black-eyed Susan

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites

Flower colours

Black, Yellow

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Rudbeckia hirta L.

Ecology

Year naturalised

1997

Origin

North America

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Tolerances

Drought and moderately cold tolerant

Control techniques

Disposal Method
Putt up and burn before seeding

Life cycle and dispersal

Annual to short-lived perennial. Reproduces exclusively by seed which is dispersed by wind, gravity and probably water. Seed is probably long-lived - certainly forms a good seed bank where its been established for a season or so.

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