Rudbeckia maxima Nutt. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Rudbeckia maxima Nutt.

Rudbeckia maxima Nutt.

Rudbeckia maxima Nutt., the great coneflower, is an ornamental eight-foot tall flowering plant in Asteraceae eaten by seed-feeding small birds.

Family
Genus
Rudbeckia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Rudbeckia maxima Nutt.

Rudbeckia maxima Nutt., commonly called the great coneflower, is a flowering species in the plant family Asteraceae. It is grown as an ornamental plant and can reach a maximum height of eight feet. After this plant produces seeds, finches and other small birds come to feed on the seeds.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Rudbeckia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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