Tall or Green-headed ConeflowerRudbeckia laciniata
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers with golden yellow rays. Ray florets drooping downward (reflexed). Disk green, raised, and usually with an outer ring of larger disk florets with black tips. Plant with multiple flowers and stem smooth, branched. Upper leaves elongate, ovate, coarsely toothed. Middle to lower leaves heavily cut into multiple sharp, coarsely toothed lobes. Plant 3 to 12 feet in height.
Distribution: Throughout most of North America except for California.
Habitat: Green-headed Coneflower is a species of moist locations and is commonly found in bottomland and along streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes.
