Black Eyed Susan

Eastern Deciduous Forest and Tall grass Prairies

Genus and Species: Rudbeckia hirta

Habitat:Bases of bluffs, openings of moist to dry upland forests, upland prairies, and glades; also pastures, old fields

Seasons: Early Summer to Early fall

Active Chemical Ingredient: Anthocyanin

Chemical structure:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthocyanin

Uses of Specimen:
applied to burns (Poultice of flowers)
treatment of indigestion (tea from root)

 Resources:Black-Eyed Susan. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2015.

Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2015.