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Plants
The roadside standard: golden rays around a dark brown dome.
Field facts
HabitatOld fields, prairie, roadsides
RangeStatewide
When to lookJune to September
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesBrown-eyed Susan, Sweet Coneflower
Field note: Bees see an ultraviolet bullseye at the centre that we cannot.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Roadside verges are habitat; keep off mowed-strip edges in bloom.
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