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Asteraceae Family - "Brown-eyed Susan, Thin-leaved Coneflower"
Rudbeckia named after Olof Rudbeck the elder (1630 - 1702) and the younger (1660 - 1740). Triloba is from the Latin word meaning "three-lobed".
Frequent in localized areas of mesic prairies, low swales in upland prairies and in thickets along streams. Found generally in the north-central and and the eastern portion of the Tallgrass region. Can grow to 5 feet with yellow ray flowers blooming from June to October. One good way to distiguish Brown-eyed from Black-eyed Susan is the smaller, more numerous flowers and the shorter and fewer (8 to 10) ray flowers.
No medicinal or food uses reported for R. triloba.
