black-eyed susan (?)

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

Coordinates: 39.19094,-120.24645
black-eyed susan (?) (Rudbeckia hirta) [Thunder Mountain Trail, Squaw Valley, Placer County, California]
Filename: 20200808-122147.jpg 4540x3027 pixels, ISO 125, f5.0 @ 1/800 sec
Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed susan is not native to the Sierra Nevada; I think Squaw Valley may have misguidedly tried to spruce up their summer trails by adding some big showy flowers.

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