black-eyed susan (?)

August 8, 2020 • Thunder Mountain Trail • Olympic Valley, Placer County, California

black-eyed susan (?) (Rudbeckia hirta) [Thunder Mountain Trail, Olympic Valley, Placer County, California]
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Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed susan is not native to the Sierra Nevada; I think Olympic Valley may have misguidedly tried to spruce up their summer trails by adding some big showy flowers.

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