Flower Description

Black-eyed Susans can be hard to differentiate from Orange Coneflowers, Thin-leafed Coneflowers and Showy Coneflowers

The standard Blackeyed Susan has a hairy stem and downy plain leaves.  The Showy and Thin-leafed and Orange coneflowers have shinier and more toothed leaves.  Any can have the orange tone to the center near the disk.  All disks are brown or purple.

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