Summary ²

Rudbeckia maxima (great coneflower) is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae family, which is used like an ornamental plant. They can reach a maximum height of eight feet. Once it produces seeds, finches and other small birds come to feed on them.

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1. (c) Kingsbrae Garden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsbraegarden/221145103/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudbeckia_maxima

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• iNat taxon page
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• eFloras.org
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
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• USDA PLANTS database
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