Stats

Lifespan: 1-3 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

A cheerful North American wildflower instantly recognisable by its golden-yellow ray petals surrounding a dome-shaped dark brown central disc. Its dense cone of disc florets acts as a landing pad for bees and butterflies, making it one of the most visited wildflowers on the continent.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Rudbeckia
Species: Rudbeckia hirta