FFF14 - IN HONOUR OF HIS TEACHER

Rudbeckia is a plant genus of 23 species in the family Asteraceae. The name of this genus was given by Carolus Linnaeus in honor of his teacher at Uppsala University, Professor Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660-1740), and his father, Professor Olof Rudbeck the Elder (1630-1702), both of whom were botanists.

The species are commonly called coneflowers and black-eyed-susans; all are native to North America and many species are cultivated in gardens for their showy yellow or gold flower heads.The species are herbaceous, mostly perennial plants (some annual or biennial) growing to 0.5-3 m tall, with simple or branched stems. The leaves are spirally arranged, entire to deeply lobed, 5-25 cm long. The flowers are produced in daisy-like inflorescences, with yellow or orange florets arranged in a prominent, cone-shaped head; "cone-shaped" because the ray florets tend to point out and down as the flower head opens.

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FFF14

1.	Geli	8.	hannah	15.	Linda Makiej Photography	22.	Sara Chapman in Seattle, 2nd entry, USA
2.	Marit , Norway	9.	NatureFootstep Memes	16.	HOOTIN ANNI	23.	ann nz
3.	Orchid bloom	10.	Jeannette StG	17.	Magical Mystical Teacher	24.	beagleAnnie
4.	Valerie	11.	Ebie, CA	18.	guild-rez Canada	25.	Magical Mystical Teacher #2
5.	Nick, Melbourne	12.	Carole M/Australia	19.	Rae Walter
6.	Min fotoblog	13.	Emille	20.	Modern Mom
7.	Bernieh	14.	Cecilia Artista, Spain	21.	Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA

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