SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rudbeckia laciniata
COMMON NAMES: Wild Goldenglow, Golden Glow, Cutleaf Coneflower, Cut-leaved Coneflower, Green-headed Coneflower, Tall Coneflower, Sochan
BLOOM TIME: July, Aug, Sep, Oct
PLANT PROFILE:
- 3-8 ft. tall with branched on upper half.
- Yellow flowers droop on 2 in. stalks & spread 3 in. across with daisy-like structure.
- Center disk resembles a pincushion.
- Habitat: full sun to can be in partially shade in moist soil.
- Common in Illinois.
- Spreads by rhizomes but not aggressively.
- Named for O.J. Rudbeck, a Swedish botany professor
- Chippewa steeped plant roots for indigestion & treatment for burns.
INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:
- The nectar and pollen of the flowerheads attract many kinds of insects, including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, predatory wasps, butterflies, skippers, moths, & various kinds of flies.
- Common Goldfinch eats the seeds to a limited extent.
- The foliage may be somewhat poisonous to some mammalian herbivores.