Rudbeckia hirta
- Title
- Rudbeckia hirta
- Blackeyed Susan
- Subject
- Florida Native Plant
- Description
- Plant Size: 2-4 ft tall
- Habitat: Vary by species. Mostly sandhills, bogs, roadsides, ruderal
- Medicinal Uses: Support immune system, antibacterial effects against the germ that causes tuberculosis, used by Native Americans as a cold remedy and to treat worms. Also used by Native Americans for external washes to treat snakebites, swelling, and sores; root juice also used to treat earaches.
- Medicinal Preparation: Root can be boiled into a tea, leaves and flowers can be crushed into a poultice, roots can be made into a tincture. Leaves and flowers can also be boiled into a tea.
- Contraindications: Some people may experience skin irrations when they come into contact with plant or related species
- Creator
- Caitlin Woodington
- Source
- Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Rudbeckia Hirta
- Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Rudbeckia Hirta
- Allen et al, 2003
- Gardner, 2023
- Contributor
- Caitlin Woodington
- Identifier
- RIFrhbs
- Coverage
- Throughout the state
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Citation
Caitlin Woodington, “Rudbeckia hirta,” Rooted in Florida, accessed April 6, 2026, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp26/group1/items/show/385.