Asteraceae Rudbeckia hirta L.
Blackeyed Susan
Potawatomi - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 52, 53
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Rudbeckia hirta L.
Scientific name: Rudbeckia hirta L.
USDA symbol: RUHIH (
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Common names: Blackeyed Susan
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Infusion of root taken for colds.
RECRD: 94103 id: 35142