Rudbeckia pinnata

Taxobox
name = "Rudbeckia pinnata"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Yellow Coneflower ("Rudbeckia pinnata") flower and leaves
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
subfamilia = Asteroideae
tribus = Heliantheae
genus = "Rudbeckia"
species = "R. pinnata"
binomial = "Rudbeckia pinnata"
binomial_authority =

"Rudbeckia pinnata", commonly called the Grey-headed Coneflower , Yellow Coneflower or Prairie Coneflower, is a very common prairie plant. Its flowers consist of drooping yellow flower petals surrounding a center cone which is light colored often with a dark ring near the bottom as the flower matures. The flower grows on a long stalk at the top of the plant. "Rudbeckia pinnata" is a perennial plant and can grow up to 5 feet tall. Its leaves are thin and deeply lobed with toothed edges. The leaves are a dull green and can be 2 to 7 inches long. The flower attracts both bees and butterflies, blooms from July through September and is native to the tallgrass prairie.